Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE

(b. 23 September 1747 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1817 , La Présentation, Lower Canada )
Age: 70

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Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE was born 23 September 1747 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE was the child of Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Madeleine MORIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Françoise EMERY dite CODERRE (maternal) Pierre MORIN and Marie-Madeleine L'ESPINAY (LEPINE)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Agathe married Benoit DESMARAIS 28 January 1771 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Benoit DESMARAIS was born 9 February 1744 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Benoit died 19 March 1816 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Benoit was the child of Louis-Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET.

Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE died 27 May 1817 in La Présentation, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE

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Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE married

Benoit DESMARAIS-- Date: 28 January 1771 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Benoit DESMARAIS was the child of Louis-Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET

Children of Benoit DESMARAIS and Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE:

Louis-Michel DESMARAIS (b.1 December 1771, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 August 1826, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte ROCQUE (ROCH) 17 February 1800 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS (b.5 May 1773, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Archange-Desanges DESMARAIS (b.26 February 1775, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph BOUDIER (BOUTIER) 3 October 1796 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS (b.8 February 1777, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 January 1844, Saint-Pie, Canada East)
m. Michel BERGERON 24 February 1794 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Andre DESMARAIS (b.28 May 1778, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 May 1825, La Présentation, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY 28 October 1805 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS (b.31 March 1781, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 April 1872, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite FOURNIER 19 September 1803 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
m. Madeleine LACASSE 20 November 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Catherine DESMARAIS (b.4 November 1783, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS (b.9 May 1786, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 April 1787, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS (b.8 March 1788, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 June 1788, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1747 Birth
NOTE: Birth record not found. Looks like it might appear in an index (hard to read) dated 23 Sept 1747.

Marriage record (left) indicates her parents. PRDH shows that other children were born to this couple at L'Assomption around that same timeframe.
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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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE and Benoit DESMARAIS 28 January 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 23 years old.

Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE - 1771 Marriage. LAssomption, Quebec

1771 Marriage. L'Assomption, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1771 Birth of Child
Louis-Michel DESMARAIS was born 1 December 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Agathe was 24 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS was born 5 May 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Agathe was 25 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange-Desanges DESMARAIS was born 26 February 1775, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe was 27 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS was born 8 February 1777, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Agathe was 29 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Andre DESMARAIS was born 28 May 1778, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Agathe was 30 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS was born 31 March 1781, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe was 33 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Catherine DESMARAIS was born 4 November 1783, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Agathe was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS was born 9 May 1786, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Agathe was 38 years old.

1787 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe DESMARAIS died 15 April 1787, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Agathe was 39 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte DESMARAIS was born 8 March 1788, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Agathe was 40 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS married 24 February 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Michel BERGERON

1796 Marriage of Child
Marie-Archange-Desanges DESMARAIS married 3 October 1796, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Joseph BOUDIER (BOUTIER)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Louis-Michel DESMARAIS married 17 February 1800, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marie-Charlotte ROCQUE (ROCH)

1803 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS married 19 September 1803, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marguerite FOURNIER

1805 Marriage of Child
Andre DESMARAIS married 28 October 1805, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Josephte DESLANDES dite CHAMPIGNY

1809 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS married 20 November 1809, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Madeleine LACASSE

1816 Death of Spouse/Partner
Benoit DESMARAIS died 19 March 1816, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)