Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU

(b. 29 January 1746 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1837 , Joliette, Lower Canada )

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Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU was born 29 January 1746 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU was the child of Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Angélique PICHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Madeleine BRAULT (maternal) François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ and Angélique LAPORTE

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Louis married Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 19 October 1772 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was born 7 January 1751 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Agathe-Clemence died 5 June 1814 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie). Marie-Agathe-Clemence was the child of François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse MAGEAU.

Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU died 17 May 1837 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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Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU married

Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN-- Date: 19 October 1772 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was the child of François LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse MAGEAU

Children of Louis DESILETS dit MOUSSEAU and Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN:

Marie-Agathe DESILETS (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 May 1844, Joliette, Canada East )
m. François-Regis REGUINDEAU (RIENDEAU) 24 February 1800 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

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1746 Birth
29 January 1746
L'Assomption, 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.

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

He was 26 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.

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe DESILETS married 24 February 1800, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie) to François-Regis REGUINDEAU (RIENDEAU)

1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Agathe-Clemence LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN died 5 June 1814, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

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.

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 Death
17 May 1837
Joliette, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 91.

Added: 6/29/2020 10:00:45 AM - Updated: 4/9/2021 3:31:40 PM