Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS

(b. 3 August 1731 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 6 December 1780 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 3 August 1731 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS was the child of Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Marie-Anne MARTIN (maternal) François DESERRE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

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Antoine married Marie-Madeleine PLANTE 19 November 1753 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine PLANTE was born 9 July 1732 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Augustin PLANTE and Geneviève CHARTIER.

Antoine married (2) Marie-Ursule MICHAUD 22 February 1762 in Kamouraska, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Ursule MICHAUD was born 24 May 1745 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Ursule died 11 August 1787 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Ursule was the child of Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD and Francoise CHASSE.

Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS died 6 December 1780 in Kamouraska, 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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Marie-Madeleine PLANTE-- Date: 19 November 1753 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
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Marie-Madeleine PLANTE was the child of Augustin PLANTE and Geneviève CHARTIER

Children of Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Madeleine PLANTE:

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Marie-Ursule MICHAUD-- Date: 22 February 1762 Place: Kamouraska, Canada
Marie-Ursule MICHAUD was the child of Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD and Francoise CHASSE

Children of Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Ursule MICHAUD:

Marie-Rose ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.15 February 1771, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 January 1838, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Ambroise HUDON dit BEAULIEU 15 February 1790 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Victoire ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.2 August 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 June 1801, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada )
m. Andre OUELLET 7 October 1793 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.28 July 1779, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 July 1814, Cacouna, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre OUELLET 15 January 1798 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1731 Birth
3 August 1731
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Madeleine PLANTE 19 November 1753, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 22 years old.

1762 Marriage / Partner
Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Ursule MICHAUD 22 February 1762, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 30 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.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 15 February 1771, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Antoine was 39 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
Victoire ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 2 August 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Antoine was 45 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 28 July 1779, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Antoine was 48 years old.