Louis-Michel
DESMARAIS dit MARET
(b.
17 November 1684
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
5 August 1729
,
La-Pérade, Canada, New France
)
Age: 45
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Louis-Michel DESMARAIS dit MARET was born 17 November 1684 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Louis-Michel DESMARAIS dit MARET was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis TETREAU (TETREAULT) and Marie-Noëlle-Nathalie LANDEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis-Michel married Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT 4 January 1712 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT was born 3 July 1684 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Françoise-Anne-Marie was the child of Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE and Nicole CHANDOISEAU.
Louis-Michel DESMARAIS dit MARET died 5 August 1729 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Louis-Michel appear below.
Occupation
Louis-Michel DESMARAIS dit MARET was a Surgeon.
Louis-Michel DESMARAIS dit MARET was a Surgeon.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Louis-Michel DESMARAIS dit MARET
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Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT-- Date: 4 January 1712 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT was the child of Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE and Nicole CHANDOISEAU
Marriage found at Notre Dame de Montreal in Drouin Collection
Michel Desmarais and Francoise Benoit
Children of Louis-Michel DESMARAIS dit MARET and Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT:
Louis-Michel DESMARAIS (b.25 August 1713, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 29 December 1773, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET 6 November 1741 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
Antoine DESMARAIS (b.11 June 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
Michel MARETTE dit DESMARAIS (b.28 August 1724, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1800, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Elisabeth BOUSQUET 14 November 1746 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT-- Date: 4 January 1712 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT was the child of Étienne BENOIT dit LA JEUNESSE and Nicole CHANDOISEAU
Marriage found at Notre Dame de Montreal in Drouin Collection
Michel Desmarais and Francoise Benoit
Children of Louis-Michel DESMARAIS dit MARET and Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT:
Louis-Michel DESMARAIS (b.25 August 1713, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 29 December 1773, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET 6 November 1741 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
Antoine DESMARAIS (b.11 June 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , ) Michel MARETTE dit DESMARAIS (b.28 August 1724, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1800, Montréal, Lower Canada )m. Marie-Elisabeth BOUSQUET 14 November 1746 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
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1684 Birth 17 November 1684
Champlain, Canada, New France
1684 Baptism. Champlain, De-la-Visitation, Québec.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1712 Marriage / PartnerLouis-Michel DESMARAIS dit MARET and Françoise-Anne-Marie BENOIT 4 January 1712, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
He was 27 years old.
1713 Birth of ChildLouis-Michel DESMARAIS was born 25 August 1713, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
Louis-Michel was 28 years old.
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France1723 Birth of ChildAntoine DESMARAIS was born 11 June 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Louis-Michel was 38 years old.
1724 Birth of ChildMichel MARETTE dit DESMARAIS was born 28 August 1724, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Louis-Michel was 39 years old.
Death
It lists Michel Desmarest of St-Sulpice, age 45
Died at the home of Yves Phlem, surgeon
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It lists Michel Desmarest of St-Sulpice, age 45
Died at the home of Yves Phlem, surgeon
See it on familysearch.org
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