Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS

(b. 28 July 1779 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 July 1814 , Cacouna, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 28 July 1779 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS was the child of Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Ursule MICHAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD and Francoise CHASSE

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Marie-Anne married Pierre OUELLET 15 January 1798 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Pierre OUELLET was born 27 June 1770 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Pierre died 18 October 1828 in Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna). Pierre was the child of Andre OUELLET and Josephte CÔTÉ.

Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS died 31 July 1814 in Cacouna, 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 OUELLET-- Date: 15 January 1798 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Pierre OUELLET was the child of Andre OUELLET and Josephte CÔTÉ

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1779 Birth
28 July 1779
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS and Pierre OUELLET 15 January 1798, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 18 years old.

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