Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS

(b. 23 March 1635 , Burgundy, France d. 10 July 1684 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 23 March 1635 in Burgundy, France

Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS was the child of Olivier ROY and Anne BOUDARD

Antoine was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Antoine married Marie MAJOR 11 September 1668 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie MAJOR was born 26 February 1637 in St-Thomas-de-Touques, Normandie, France. Marie died 8 December 1689 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS died 10 July 1684 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France .

Born Saint-Jean, Joigny, Yonne, Bourgogne, France

Son of Olivier Roy, c. 2 Oct 1604, Saint-André, Joigny, Yonne, Bourgogne, France and Catherine Baudard, b. Bef 1604

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The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

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Occupation

Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS was a Carignan-Salières soldier; cooper.
The tonnelier, or cooper, manufactured barrels (large wooden receptacles generally used for storing liquids) from timber that was usually heated or steamed to make it pliable. Barrels had to be made of quality wood, free of defects and vermin. They also had to respect official gauges and be able to contain the quantity of wine, beer or brandy expected. Coopers were frequently linked, by blood or marriage, with brewers, taverns and wine merchants.
Source: tfcq.ca

cooper

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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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