Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS

(b. 2 August 1738 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 8 January 1804 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS was born 2 August 1738 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS was the child of Pierre DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS and Thérèse MENARD (maternal) Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Hélène PAQUET

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

Marie-Josephe married Joseph-François-Xavier BEAUVAIS 21 February 1757 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph-François-Xavier BEAUVAIS was born 4 May 1730 in Poligni, Champagnole, France. Joseph-François-Xavier died 26 April 1804 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly).

Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS died 8 January 1804 in Chambly, 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 Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS

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Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS married

Joseph-François-Xavier BEAUVAIS-- Date: 21 February 1757 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France

Children of Joseph-François-Xavier BEAUVAIS and Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS:

François-Xavier BEAUVAIS (b.5 September 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 4 December 1830, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique-Pulcherie HERBEC (HERBECQ) 28 September 1784 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques BEAUVAIS (b.12 April 1762, Chambly, Canada d. , )
m. Isabelle ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE 16 September 1793 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephe BEAUVAIS (b.20 March 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louis GUILLOT 23 February 1789 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste BEAUVAIS (b.28 October 1776, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Anne DARCHE 17 February 1800 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1738 Birth
2 August 1738
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DESNOYERS dite DESMARAIS and Joseph-François-Xavier BEAUVAIS 21 February 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 18 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
François-Xavier BEAUVAIS was born 5 September 1759, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephe was 21 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jacques BEAUVAIS was born 12 April 1762, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephe was 23 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BEAUVAIS was born 20 March 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephe was 27 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUVAIS was born 28 October 1776, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephe was 38 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier BEAUVAIS married 28 September 1784, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Angelique-Pulcherie HERBEC (HERBECQ)

1789 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BEAUVAIS married 23 February 1789, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Louis GUILLOT

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
Jacques BEAUVAIS married 16 September 1793, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Isabelle ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEAUVAIS married 17 February 1800, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Anne DARCHE