Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS

(b. 24 July 1721 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 9 June 1800 , Joliette, Lower Canada )

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Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS was born 24 July 1721 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS was the child of Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Madeleine BRAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Anne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) (maternal) Pierre BRAULT dit LAFLEUR and Madeleine LESIEGE

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Louis married Marie-Angélique PICHE 15 February 1745 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Angélique PICHE was born 26 February 1725 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique died 7 May 1755 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Angélique was the child of François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ and Angélique LAPORTE.

Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS died 9 June 1800 in Joliette, 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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Marie-Angélique PICHE-- Date: 15 February 1745 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique PICHE was the child of François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ and Angélique LAPORTE

Children of Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Angélique PICHE:

Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU (b.29 January 1746, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1837, Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 19 October 1772 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS (b.27 January 1750, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 2 September 1832, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Francois CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR 12 February 1770 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
m. Joseph GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE 3 October 1780 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1721 Birth
24 July 1721
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Angélique PICHE 15 February 1745, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU was born 29 January 1746, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS was born 27 January 1750, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 28 years old.

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

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique PICHE died 7 May 1755, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS married 12 February 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Francois CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR

1772 Marriage of Child
Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU married 19 October 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS married 3 October 1780, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Joseph GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE

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 Death
9 June 1800
Joliette, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 78.

Added: 6/2/2020 8:18:24 AM - Updated: 6/29/2020 10:00:45 AM