Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

(b. 12 February 1736 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 13 March 1784 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 12 February 1736 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was the child of Augustin LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS-VILLIARD and Marie-Josephte FRIGON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE (maternal) Jean-François FRIGON and Madeleine MOREAU

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

Josephte married Louis FAUCHER 28 April 1755 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis FAUCHER was born abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis was the child of Joseph FOUCHER (FAUCHER) and Marguerite MARCOTTE.

Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS died 13 March 1784 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, 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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Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS married

Louis FAUCHER-- Date: 28 April 1755 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Louis FAUCHER was the child of Joseph FOUCHER (FAUCHER) and Marguerite MARCOTTE

Children of Louis FAUCHER and Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS:

Antoinette FAUCHER (b.16 June 1765, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 June 1823, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU 12 February 1787 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1736 Birth
12 February 1736
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS and Louis FAUCHER 28 April 1755, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 19 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Antoinette FAUCHER was born 16 June 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Josephte was 29 years old.

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.