Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS

(b. 23 January 1736 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 7 March 1814 , Joliette, Lower Canada )

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Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 23 January 1736 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS was the child of Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Louise HERVIEUX dite LESPÉRANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Marie-Anne MARTIN (maternal) Jacques HERVIEUX dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie JAMIN (JASMIN)

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Louis married Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS 31 March 1761 in Lavaltrie, Canada . Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS was born abt. 1701 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charlotte-Victoire died 15 May 1766 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Charlotte-Victoire was the child of Charles DAMOUR dit LOUVIÈRES and Marie Anne THIBODEAU.

Louis married (2) Marguerite-Amable NEVEU 4 August 1766 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite-Amable NEVEU was born abt. 1743 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite-Amable died 2 April 1784 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marguerite-Amable was the child of Pierre NEVEU and Madeleine JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE.

Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS died 7 March 1814 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 ROY dit DESJARDINS married

Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS-- Date: 31 March 1761 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada
Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS was the child of Charles DAMOUR dit LOUVIÈRES and Marie Anne THIBODEAU

Children of Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS and Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS:

Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS married

Marguerite-Amable NEVEU-- Date: 4 August 1766 Place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite-Amable NEVEU was the child of Pierre NEVEU and Madeleine JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE

Children of Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marguerite-Amable NEVEU:

François ROY dit DESJARDINS (b.31 December 1779, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Geneviève BEYER 24 September 1804 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1736 Birth
23 January 1736
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS and Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS 31 March 1761, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 25 years old.

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marguerite-Amable NEVEU 4 August 1766, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 30 years old.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte-Victoire D'AMOURS died 15 May 1766, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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.

1779 Birth of Child
François ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 31 December 1779, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis was 43 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite-Amable NEVEU died 2 April 1784, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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)

1804 Marriage of Child
François ROY dit DESJARDINS married 24 September 1804, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Geneviève BEYER

1814 Death
7 March 1814
Joliette, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 78.

Added: 3/31/2022 3:26:38 PM - Updated: 12/15/2023 2:42:18 PM