Joseph-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

(b. 22 March 1779 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 June 1848 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East )

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Joseph-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 22 March 1779 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was the child of Claude-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Charlotte CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS (maternal) Louis CARON and Françoise GAGNON

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Joseph-Raphael married Geneviève PELLETIER 13 April 1801 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Geneviève PELLETIER was born January 2, 1774 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Geneviève died 20 July 1854 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Pierre-François PELLETIER and Madeleine LEBEL.

Joseph-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 2 June 1848 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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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Joseph-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married

Geneviève PELLETIER-- Date: 13 April 1801 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Geneviève PELLETIER was the child of Pierre-François PELLETIER and Madeleine LEBEL

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Children of Joseph-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Geneviève PELLETIER:

Adelaide MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES (b.31 August 1804, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada d. 8 November 1894, Sainte-Louise, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste CARON 28 February 1848 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Honore MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES (b.17 September 1808, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada d. 2 September 1879, Ste-Louise, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada)
m. Flavie MORNEAU 10 July 1838 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Henriette MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES (b.3 July 1811, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 22 June 1840 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Priscille MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES (b.28 August 1820, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada d. 16 March 1901, Ste-Louise, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste CARON 8 July 1845 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jerome MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES (b.abt. 1822, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Rose-De-Lima LAJOIE 20 October 1846 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1779 Birth
22 March 1779
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Geneviève PELLETIER 13 April 1801, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Adelaide MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 31 August 1804, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Raphael was 25 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Honore MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 17 September 1808, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Raphael was 29 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Henriette MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 3 July 1811, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Raphael was 32 years old.

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

1820 Birth of Child
Priscille MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 28 August 1820, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Raphael was 41 years old.

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

1838 Marriage of Child
Honore MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married 10 July 1838, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Flavie MORNEAU

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

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

1840 Marriage of Child
Henriette MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married 22 June 1840, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

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

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage of Child
Priscille MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married 8 July 1845, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Jean-Baptiste CARON

1846 Marriage of Child
Jerome MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married 20 October 1846, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Rose-De-Lima LAJOIE