Josephte LANIEL dite DESROSIERS

(b. 5 June 1750 , Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 22 October 1784 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephte LANIEL dite DESROSIERS was born 5 June 1750 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

Josephte LANIEL dite DESROSIERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste LANIEL dit DESROSIERS and Françoise AUBAN dite LAGARDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine LANIEL DESROSIERS and Marie-Anne FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) dite URBAIN (maternal) François-Honore AUBAN dit LAGARDE and Marie-Thérèse MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR

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

Josephte married Louis-Amable BOILEAU 27 January 1766 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Amable BOILEAU was born 29 August 1738 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Louis-Amable died 23 November 1814 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Louis-Amable was the child of Pierre BOILEAU (BOULEAU) and Madeleine-Marguerite LAHAYE.

Josephte LANIEL dite DESROSIERS died 22 October 1784 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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 LANIEL dite DESROSIERS married

Louis-Amable BOILEAU-- Date: 27 January 1766 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Amable BOILEAU was the child of Pierre BOILEAU (BOULEAU) and Madeleine-Marguerite LAHAYE

Children of Louis-Amable BOILEAU and Josephte LANIEL dite DESROSIERS:

Genevieve BOILEAU (b.13 September 1773, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 August 1834, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Thomas ETHIER 28 January 1793 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1750 Birth
5 June 1750
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

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

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Josephte LANIEL dite DESROSIERS and Louis-Amable BOILEAU 27 January 1766, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

She was 15 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Genevieve BOILEAU was born 13 September 1773, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Josephte was 23 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.