Josephte MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS

(b. 25 March 1744 , Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 11 March 1813 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Josephte MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS was born 25 March 1744 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Josephte MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS was the child of François-Sulpice MOUSSEAU dit DÉSILETS and Marie-Josephte CADERON ST-PIERRE dite RENARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Anne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) (maternal) Charles-Pierre CADRON RENARD dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Madeleine LANIEL dite DESROSIERS SOULANGE

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

Josephte married Jean-Baptiste BOURDON 20 October 1766 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Jean-Baptiste BOURDON was born 1 December 1737 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Jean-Baptiste died 28 October 1809 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Ignace BOURDON and Madeleine QUENNEVILLE.

Josephte MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS died 11 March 1813 in Berthierville, 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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Josephte MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS married

Jean-Baptiste BOURDON-- Date: 20 October 1766 Place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste BOURDON was the child of Ignace BOURDON and Madeleine QUENNEVILLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste BOURDON and Josephte MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS:

Francois-Sulpice BOURDON (b.11 August 1767, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 December 1842, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Madeleine TELLIER 18 January 1790 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste BOURDON (b.13 August 1771, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste BOURDON (b.26 May 1773, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise BOURDON (b.19 June 1775, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 January 1857, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste FRECHETTE 14 October 1793 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Josephe BOURDON (b.3 March 1777, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Reine BOURDON (b.7 June 1778, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste BOURDON (b.8 July 1780, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marguerite BOURDON (b.6 April 1782, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR 30 June 1807 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

Agathe BOURDON (b.30 June 1783, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1744 Birth
25 March 1744
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Josephte MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS and Jean-Baptiste BOURDON 20 October 1766, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 22 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Francois-Sulpice BOURDON was born 11 August 1767, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Josephte was 23 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURDON was born 13 August 1771, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Josephte was 27 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURDON was born 26 May 1773, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Josephte was 29 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BOURDON was born 19 June 1775, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Josephte was 31 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-Josephe BOURDON was born 3 March 1777, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Josephte was 32 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine BOURDON was born 7 June 1778, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Josephte was 34 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURDON was born 8 July 1780, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Josephte was 36 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marguerite BOURDON was born 6 April 1782, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Josephte was 38 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Agathe BOURDON was born 30 June 1783, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Francois-Sulpice BOURDON married 18 January 1790, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Madeleine TELLIER

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BOURDON married 14 October 1793, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste FRECHETTE

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BOURDON married 30 June 1807, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR

1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste BOURDON died 28 October 1809 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1813 Death
11 March 1813
Berthierville, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 69.

Added: 2/10/2015 2:20:31 PM - Updated: 2/26/2018 3:41:33 PM