flag male ancestor  Ignace  DESHAIES

  (b. abt. 1754 Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France   d. 20 June 1831 Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )  

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Ignace DESHAIES was born abt. 1754 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Ignace DESHAIES was the child of Augustin DESHAIES   and   Anne-Celeste BOURBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET (maternal)  Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Thérèse CARPENTIER

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Ignace  married  Francoise DESHAIES dite ST-CYR 7 April 1777 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise DESHAIES dite ST-CYR  was born 3 January 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Francoise died 13 September 1849 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Francoise was the child of Charles-Joseph DESHAIES dit ST-CYR and Claire-Amable RICHARD.

Ignace DESHAIES died 20 June 1831 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Ignace DESHAIES was a Cultivateur, Milicien.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Did You Know? 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.

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Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1777 Marriage / Partner
Ignace DESHAIES and Francoise DESHAIES dite ST-CYR 7 April 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DESHAIES was born 21 January 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1799 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DESHAIES married 22 July 1799, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Alexis-Melchior PROVENCHER
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1831 Death
20 June 1831
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Added: 5/16/2024 3:29:06 PM - Updated: 5/16/2024 3:31:58 PM

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