Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS

(b. 16 March 1761 , Kamouraska, Canada d. 1 January 1843 , Cacouna, Canada East )

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Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was born 16 March 1761 in Kamouraska, Canada

Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was the child of Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Anne MICHAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Françoise ROY dite DESJARDINS (maternal) Louis MICHAUD and Marie-Geneviève ALBERT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marie-Josephte CHALOUX 31 January 1780 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte CHALOUX was born 27 February 1765 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Josephte died 1 December 1832 in Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHALOUX and Anne GODIN.

Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS died 1 January 1843 in Cacouna, Canada East .
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Occupation

Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was a Capitaine de milice.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS married

Marie-Josephte CHALOUX-- Date: 31 January 1780 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte CHALOUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHALOUX and Anne GODIN

Children of Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Josephte CHALOUX:

Pierre SIROIS (b.6 May 1781, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 February 1860, St-Modeste, Rivière du Loup, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marguerite OUELLET 21 July 1800 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Cecile SIROIS (b.25 June 1787, L'Isle-Verte, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 March 1868, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre DUMONT dit GUÉRET 15 January 1805 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Jean SIROIS (b.12 August 1795, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada d. 18 April 1884, Cacouna, Québec, Canada )
m. Charlotte MERCIER 29 January 1821 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
m. Catherine BOISBRIAND 17 February 1829 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Elisabeth SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS (b.31 March 1797, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada d. 9 May 1868, St-Modeste, Canada)
m. Raphael GUERET dit DUMONT 22 February 1819 in Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna)

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1761 Birth
16 March 1761
Kamouraska, Canada

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Josephte CHALOUX 31 January 1780, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 18 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Pierre SIROIS was born 6 May 1781, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre was 20 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Cecile SIROIS was born 25 June 1787, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Jean SIROIS was born 12 August 1795, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Elisabeth SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was born 31 March 1797, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Pierre was 36 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Pierre SIROIS married 21 July 1800, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte) to Marguerite OUELLET

1805 Marriage of Child
Cecile SIROIS married 15 January 1805, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte) to Pierre DUMONT dit GUÉRET

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS married 22 February 1819, Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna) to Raphael GUERET dit DUMONT

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Jean SIROIS married 29 January 1821, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice) to Charlotte MERCIER

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Marriage of Child
Jean SIROIS married 17 February 1829, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Catherine BOISBRIAND

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England