Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

(b. abt. 1759 , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 February 1850 , La-Pérade, Canada East )

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Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born abt. 1759 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Bernard MIVILLE and Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS (maternal) Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Madeleine OUELLET

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

Marie-Louise married François LEMAY 13 May 1782 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François LEMAY was born abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François died 31 May 1795 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). François was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEMAY and Genevieve RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE.

Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES died 24 February 1850 in La-Pérade, Canada East .
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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-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married

François LEMAY-- Date: 13 May 1782 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
François LEMAY was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEMAY and Genevieve RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE

Children of François LEMAY and Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES:

Paul LEMAY (b.27 September 1790, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 May 1865, Saint-Stanislas, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 3 November 1819 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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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.

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and François LEMAY 13 May 1782, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Paul LEMAY was born 27 September 1790, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
François LEMAY died 31 May 1795, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Paul LEMAY married 3 November 1819, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marguerite CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

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)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada