François GUYON dit DESPRES

(b. 23 August 1711 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1779 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François GUYON dit DESPRES was born 23 August 1711 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

François GUYON dit DESPRES was the child of Joseph GUYON and Marie-Madeleine PETIT and the grandchild of: (paternal) François GUYON and Marie-Madeleine MARSOLET (maternal) Jean PETIT dit BOISMOREL and Marie BAILLY

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François married Rose COTINEAU 25 January 1745 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . Rose COTINEAU was born 19 July 1716 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Rose died 17 March 1790 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Rose was the child of Jean-Baptiste COTINEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Catherine LAMOUREUX.

François GUYON dit DESPRES died 20 February 1779 in Terrebonne, 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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Rose COTINEAU-- Date: 25 January 1745 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Rose COTINEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste COTINEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Catherine LAMOUREUX

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1711 Birth
23 August 1711
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Marriage / Partner
François GUYON dit DESPRES and Rose COTINEAU 25 January 1745, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

He was 33 years old.

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.

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.