Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

(b. 19 May 1702 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 12 March 1760 , Berthierville, Canada )

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Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 19 May 1702 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DESROSIERS and Anne LENEUF DU HÉRISSON (maternal) Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS and Jeanne ISABEL

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

Geneviève married François HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 26 November 1731 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
François HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was born abt. 1703 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François died 27 May 1777 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). François was the child of Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE.

Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 12 March 1760 in Berthierville, 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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Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married

François HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE-- Date: 26 November 1731 Place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
François HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE was the child of Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Children of François HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE:

Josephte HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE (b.16 November 1733, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 1 February 1818, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques DUTEAU dit GRANDPRÉ 6 February 1750 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE (b.abt. 1738, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 April 1801, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne GENEREUX 12 January 1765 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Geneviève HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE (b.abt. 1738, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louis PLESSIS dit BÉLAIR 25 November 1760 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jeanne HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE (b.abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine GENEREUX 19 April 1762 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Etienne HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE (b.abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louis LUPIEN dit BÉLAIR 27 January 1766 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1702 Birth
19 May 1702
Champlain, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and François HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 26 November 1731, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 29 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Josephte HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE was born 16 November 1733, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Geneviève was 31 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Josephte HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE married 6 February 1750, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jacques DUTEAU dit GRANDPRÉ

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)