Joseph MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE

(b. 27 March 1719 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1784 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE was born 27 March 1719 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Joseph MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE was the child of Joseph-Louis MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE and Marie-Josephte CAYA (CAILLA) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE and Stephanie-Henriette-Étiennette DANDONNEAU (maternal) Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) and Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE)

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

Joseph married Elisabeth-Judith ROY 7 July 1761 in La Pocatière, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth-Judith ROY was born 27 June 1736 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Elisabeth-Judith died 8 November 1795 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth-Judith was the child of Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Jeanne BOUCHER dite MONBRUN.

Joseph MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE died 25 March 1784 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, 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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Joseph MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE married

Elisabeth-Judith ROY-- Date: 7 July 1761 Place: La Pocatière, Canada
Elisabeth-Judith ROY was the child of Augustin ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Jeanne BOUCHER dite MONBRUN

Children of Joseph MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE and Elisabeth-Judith ROY:

Genevieve MERCEREAU (b.13 March 1767, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 November 1822, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Francois L'ETOILE L'ITALIEN 6 November 1786 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1719 Birth
27 March 1719
Champlain, Canada, New France

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

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE and Elisabeth-Judith ROY 7 July 1761 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 42 years old.

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Genevieve MERCEREAU was born 13 March 1767, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 47 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.