Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN

(b. 25 September 1766 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 January 1806 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN was born 25 September 1766 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUPUIS dit PARISIEN and Marie-Catherine DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DETAILLY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DUPUIS dit PARISIEN and Catherine TESSIER (maternal) François-Xavier DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY and Marie SURPRENANT

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Josephte married Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS 11 August 1788 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was born 11 September 1759 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Baptiste died 18 January 1830 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU.

Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN died 20 January 1806 in La Prairie, 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 Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN

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Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN married

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS-- Date: 11 August 1788 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was the child of Gabriel GERVAIS and Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU

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Children of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN:

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS (b.17 July 1789, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1870, , United States )

Marie-Josephte GERVAIS (b.3 February 1791, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. , )

Jacques-Isaac GERVAIS (b.29 March 1792, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 22 November 1841, Napierville, Canada East )
m. Claire-Rebecca HEBERT 12 February 1828 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Amable GERVAIS (b.10 March 1794, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. , )

Barthelemi GERVAIS (b.13 April 1796, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. abt. 1855, , Ohio, USA)

François GERVAIS (b.16 May 1798, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 28 November 1870, Iroquois, Illinois, USA)

Marie-Sophie GERVAIS (b.5 April 1800, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 26 April 1800, La Prairie, Lower Canada )

Marie GERVAIS (b.12 August 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. , )

Medard GERVAIS (b.3 January 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 24 July 1832, La Prairie, Lower Canada )

Catherine GERVAIS (b.13 May 1804, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 17 November 1810, La Prairie, Lower Canada )

Emilie GERVAIS (b.27 December 1805, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 28 December 1805, La Prairie, Lower Canada )

Sophie GERVAIS (b.27 December 1805, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. , )

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1766 Birth
25 September 1766
La Prairie, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Josephte DUPUIS dite PARISIEN and Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS 11 August 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 21 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was born 17 July 1789, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte was 22 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GERVAIS was born 3 February 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte was 24 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Jacques-Isaac GERVAIS was born 29 March 1792, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte was 25 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable GERVAIS was born 10 March 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte was 27 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Barthelemi GERVAIS was born 13 April 1796, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte was 29 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
François GERVAIS was born 16 May 1798, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte was 31 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marie-Sophie GERVAIS was born 5 April 1800, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte was 33 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Marie GERVAIS was born 12 August 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte was 34 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Medard GERVAIS was born 3 January 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte was 36 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Catherine GERVAIS was born 13 May 1804, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte was 37 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Emilie GERVAIS was born 27 December 1805, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte was 39 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Sophie GERVAIS was born 27 December 1805, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte was 39 years old.