Alexis DESORCY

(b. 22 February 1774 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 June 1838 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )

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Alexis DESORCY was born 22 February 1774 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis DESORCY was the child of Michel DESORCY dit LINCOURT and Marie-Josephte DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DÉSORCY dit LINCOUR and Antoinette DESMARAIS (maternal) Joseph DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Thérèse BIGOT

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Alexis married Marie-Josephe BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 19 February 1805 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 17 September 1773 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Josephe died 22 March 1852 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) and Marguerite CASAUBON dite DIDIER.

Alexis DESORCY died 24 June 1838 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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.

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Alexis DESORCY married

Marie-Josephe BRISSET (BRISSETTE)-- Date: 19 February 1805 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
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Marie-Josephe BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was the child of Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) and Marguerite CASAUBON dite DIDIER

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Children of Alexis DESORCY and Marie-Josephe BRISSET (BRISSETTE):

Alexis DESORCY (b.4 January 1807, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )

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1774 Birth
22 February 1774
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1805 Marriage / Partner
Alexis DESORCY and Marie-Josephe BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 19 February 1805, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 31 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Alexis DESORCY was born 4 January 1807, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Alexis 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