François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

(b. 18 September 1721 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 5 February 1764 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 18 September 1721 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

François 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):

François married Catherine SAUCIER 21 February 1746 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Catherine SAUCIER was born 28 December 1726 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Catherine died 31 August 1765 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Catherine was the child of Charles-François SAUCIER and Rosalie BOUCHARD.

François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 5 February 1764 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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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François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married

Catherine SAUCIER-- Date: 21 February 1746 Place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Catherine SAUCIER was the child of Charles-François SAUCIER and Rosalie BOUCHARD

Children of François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine SAUCIER:

Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES (b.9 March 1748, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre-Augustin LEMIEUX 2 February 1768 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES (b.8 November 1749, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1815, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte DUBE 7 January 1771 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES (b.10 June 1753, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1777, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Raphael-Basile MARTIN 16 June 1775 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marthe MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES (b.20 February 1755, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1826, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Charles-Francois OUELLET 22 February 1773 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES (b.21 March 1757, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 29 July 1820, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte PELLETIER 11 November 1782 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Angelique-Ange MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES (b.22 May 1761, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada d. 17 November 1838, Cacouna, Lower Canada )
m. Louis PELLETIER 15 January 1781 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1721 Birth
18 September 1721
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine SAUCIER 21 February 1746 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 24 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 9 March 1748, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

François was 26 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 8 November 1749, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

François was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 10 June 1753, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

François was 31 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marthe MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 20 February 1755, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

François was 33 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Benoit MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 21 March 1757, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

François was 35 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Angelique-Ange MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 22 May 1761, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

François was 39 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.