Jean-Baptiste
DESROSIERS dit DESILETS
(b.
23 July 1768
,
Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
13 November 1860
,
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East
)
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Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DESILETS was born 23 July 1768 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DESILETS was the child of Louis DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Marie-Catherine FRIGON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DÉSILETS and Jeanne LECLERC dite FLEURENT (maternal) Francois FRIGON and Marie-Jeanne DESHAIESSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Charlotte BOURQUE (BOURG) 1 February 1796 in Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte BOURQUE (BOURG) was born 20 May 1773 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Charlotte died 28 July 1851 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*. Marie-Charlotte was the child of Joseph BOURG and Marie Anne BERGERON D'AMBOISE.
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DESILETS died 13 November 1860 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East .
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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 Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DESILETS
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Marie-Charlotte BOURQUE (BOURG)-- Date: 1 February 1796 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada
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Marie-Charlotte BOURQUE (BOURG) was the child of Joseph BOURG and Marie Anne BERGERON D'AMBOISE
Children of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DESILETS and Marie-Charlotte BOURQUE (BOURG):
Louise DESILETS dite DESROSIERS (b.9 November 1796, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 22 May 1867, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Charles HEON 26 January 1819 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*
Marie-Charlotte BOURQUE (BOURG)-- Date: 1 February 1796 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada See marriage record for Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DESILETS and Marie-Charlotte BOURQUE (BOURG)Marie-Charlotte BOURQUE (BOURG) was the child of Joseph BOURG and Marie Anne BERGERON D'AMBOISE
Children of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DESILETS and Marie-Charlotte BOURQUE (BOURG):
Louise DESILETS dite DESROSIERS (b.9 November 1796, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 22 May 1867, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East )m. Charles HEON 26 January 1819 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*
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Postcards and Memories of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1768 Birth 23 July 1768
Trois-Rivières, 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
1796 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit DESILETS and Marie-Charlotte BOURQUE (BOURG) 1 February 1796, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
He was 27 years old.
1796 Birth of ChildLouise DESILETS dite DESROSIERS was born 9 November 1796, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1819 Marriage of ChildLouise DESILETS dite DESROSIERS married 26 January 1819, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)* to Charles HEON
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1851 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Charlotte BOURQUE (BOURG) died 28 July 1851, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1860 Death 13 November 1860
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East
He died at the age of 92.
Added: 5/24/2024 3:28:33 PM
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