Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS

(b. 7 December 1731 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 20 May 1791 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS was born 7 December 1731 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS was the child of Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS and Angélique PEPIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS and Jeanne BELLET dite GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) (maternal) Robert PEPIN and Elisabeth-Isabelle ROYER

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

Joseph married Marie-Louise CARRY 15 February 1755 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise CARRY was born 31 December 1734 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Louise died 4 December 1809 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Louise was the child of François CARRÉ and Gabrielle PATRY.

Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS died 20 May 1791 in Yamaska, 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 Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS

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Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS married

Marie-Louise CARRY-- Date: 15 February 1755 Place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
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Marie-Louise CARRY was the child of François CARRÉ and Gabrielle PATRY

Children of Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Louise CARRY:

Marie DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS (b.27 June 1755, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 9 April 1842, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste COUTURIER 7 October 1782 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS (b.6 May 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Therese FORCIER 11 February 1793 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1731 Birth
7 December 1731
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Louise CARRY 15 February 1755, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 23 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS was born 27 June 1755, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph 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.

1772 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS was born 6 May 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 40 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS married 7 October 1782, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean-Baptiste COUTURIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)