Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

(b. 5 September 1719 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 31 August 1771 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 5 September 1719 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was the child of Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marthe VALLEE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Catherine DE BAILLON (maternal) Pierre VALLEE and Marie-Thérèse LEBLANC

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

Pierre married Luce-Louise RICHARD 16 February 1744 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Luce-Louise RICHARD was born abt. 1717 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Luce-Louise was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Elisabeth GAMACHE.

Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 31 August 1771 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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Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married

Luce-Louise RICHARD-- Date: 16 February 1744 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Luce-Louise RICHARD was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Elisabeth GAMACHE

Children of Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Luce-Louise RICHARD:

Marie-Luce MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES (b.18 July 1749, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1837, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Jacques-Sebastien SOULARD 26 August 1777 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES (b.2 September 1753, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1834, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique ARPIN 3 March 1783 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 October 1834, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste FELSQUE (FILSCH) 13 May 1789 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1719 Birth
5 September 1719
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Luce-Louise RICHARD 16 February 1744 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 24 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Luce MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 18 July 1749, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre was 29 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 2 September 1753, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre was 34 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.