Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS

(b. 26 March 1771 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 October 1825 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 26 March 1771 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Catherine CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE (maternal) Francois-Toussaint CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Genevieve MICHAUD

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

Antoine married Marie-Louise GAGNON 26 November 1795 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise GAGNON was born 7 April 1778 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Louise died 6 January 1861 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Laurent GAGNON and Marie-Louise BOUCHER.

Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS died 24 October 1825 in Kamouraska, 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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Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS married

Marie-Louise GAGNON-- Date: 26 November 1795 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Laurent GAGNON and Marie-Louise BOUCHER

Children of Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Louise GAGNON:

Celeste ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.1 February 1798, Kamouraska, Lower Canada d. 26 June 1892, St-Denis, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada)
m. Joseph LANGLAIS 6 February 1815 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS (b.27 September 1799, Kamouraska, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte LEBEL 26 January 1820 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1771 Birth
26 March 1771
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Louise GAGNON 26 November 1795, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 24 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Celeste ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 1 February 1798, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Antoine was 26 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 27 September 1799, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Antoine was 28 years old.

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

1815 Marriage of Child
Celeste ROY dite DESJARDINS married 6 February 1815, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Joseph LANGLAIS

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.

1820 Marriage of Child
Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS married 26 January 1820, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Josephte LEBEL

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England