Abraham
MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS
(b.
11 April 1800
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
d.
28 August 1890
,
Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada
)
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Abraham MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS was born 11 April 1800 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Abraham MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Abraham married Emilie MIGNERON dite LAJEUNESSE 28 August 1832 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emilie MIGNERON dite LAJEUNESSE was born 19 September 1809 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Emilie died 7 March 1899 in Allumette Island, Pontiac, Québec, Canada.
Abraham MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS died 28 August 1890 in Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada .
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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 Abraham MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS
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Emilie MIGNERON dite LAJEUNESSE-- Date: 28 August 1832 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Abraham MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Emilie MIGNERON dite LAJEUNESSE:
Mederic MOUSSEAU (b.23 June 1847, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada d. 30 June 1896, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada)
m. Justine LARIVIERE 19 September 1876 in Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada (Allumette Island)
Emilie MIGNERON dite LAJEUNESSE-- Date: 28 August 1832 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Abraham MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Emilie MIGNERON dite LAJEUNESSE:
Mederic MOUSSEAU (b.23 June 1847, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada d. 30 June 1896, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada)m. Justine LARIVIERE 19 September 1876 in Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada (Allumette Island)
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1800 Birth 11 April 1800
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1832 Marriage / PartnerAbraham MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Emilie MIGNERON dite LAJEUNESSE 28 August 1832, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
He was 32 years old.
1837 - 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)
1847 Birth of ChildMederic MOUSSEAU was born 23 June 1847, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
Abraham was 47 years old.
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.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1876 Marriage of ChildMederic MOUSSEAU married 19 September 1876, Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada (Allumette Island) to Justine LARIVIERE
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
1890 Death 28 August 1890
Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 90.
Added: 10/14/2025 4:33:30 PM
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