Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR

(b. 12 August 1723 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 4 July 1796 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR was born 12 August 1723 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET (maternal) Joseph MOREAU and Marie-Francoise FRIGON

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Charles-Joseph married Claire-Amable RICHARD 21 January 1750 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Claire-Amable RICHARD was born 26 April 1731 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Claire-Amable died 19 October 1822 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Claire-Amable was the child of Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY and Louise POTHIER.

Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR died 4 July 1796 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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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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Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR married

Claire-Amable RICHARD-- Date: 21 January 1750 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Claire-Amable RICHARD was the child of Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY and Louise POTHIER

Children of Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR and Claire-Amable RICHARD:

Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR (b.abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 October 1838, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise DESHAIES 9 February 1773 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francoise DESHAIES dite ST-CYR (b.3 January 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada d. 13 September 1849, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Ignace DESHAIES 7 April 1777 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1723 Birth
12 August 1723
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR and Claire-Amable RICHARD 21 January 1750, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 26 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Birth of Child
Francoise DESHAIES dite ST-CYR was born 3 January 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Charles-Joseph was 37 years old.

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR married 9 February 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Françoise DESHAIES

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Francoise DESHAIES dite ST-CYR married 7 April 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Ignace DESHAIES

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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