Marie-Suzanne ROY dite DESJARDINS

(b. 21 May 1753 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1776 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Suzanne ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 21 May 1753 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Marie-Suzanne ROY dite DESJARDINS was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Josephte PARADIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE (maternal) Gabriel PARADIS and Marie-Anne CÔTÉ

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Marie-Suzanne married Pierre LEVASSEUR 30 September 1771 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre LEVASSEUR was born 8 October 1746 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Pierre died 12 March 1809 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Pierre was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR and Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS.

Marie-Suzanne ROY dite DESJARDINS died 29 October 1776 in Kamouraska, 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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Pierre LEVASSEUR-- Date: 30 September 1771 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre LEVASSEUR was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR and Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS

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1753 Birth
21 May 1753
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Suzanne ROY dite DESJARDINS and Pierre LEVASSEUR 30 September 1771, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 18 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.