Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS

(b. 15 October 1773 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 April 1837 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS was born 15 October 1773 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS was the child of Charles-Nicolas DEHOU dit DEVILLERS and Marie THIBODEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS and Angélique LIENARD dite DURBOIS (maternal) Joseph THIBODEAU and Anne Marie SAVOIE

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

Pierre married Marie-Flavie CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE 23 February 1802 in Deschambault, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Flavie CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE was born 20 August 1784 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Flavie died 18 February 1836 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marie-Flavie was the child of Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE and Marie-Flavie RIVARD.

Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS died 6 April 1837 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, 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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Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS married

Marie-Flavie CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE-- Date: 23 February 1802 Place: Deschambault, Lower Canada
Marie-Flavie CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE was the child of Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE and Marie-Flavie RIVARD

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Children of Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS and Marie-Flavie CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE:

François-Xavier DEHOU dit DEVILLERS (b.9 March 1805, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Angélique SAUVAGEAU 11 November 1828 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)
m. Dorothy-Sophie DESILETS 17 July 1838 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

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1773 Birth
15 October 1773
Sainte-Foy, Québec, 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)

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

1802 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS and Marie-Flavie CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE 23 February 1802, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 28 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
François-Xavier DEHOU dit DEVILLERS was born 9 March 1805, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Pierre was 31 years old.

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 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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)

1828 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier DEHOU dit DEVILLERS married 11 November 1828, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines) to Angélique SAUVAGEAU

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Flavie CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE died 18 February 1836, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 Death
6 April 1837
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 63.

Added: 2/4/2020 11:51:30 AM - Updated: 2/4/2020 11:58:33 AM