Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

(b. 3 January 1733 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1789 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 3 January 1733 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was the child of Guillaume MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Madeleine SOUCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Bernard MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Madeleine DUBE (maternal) Pierre SOUCY and Elisabeth-Ursule FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

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

Jean-Baptiste married Isabelle BEAUDET 21 January 1754 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Isabelle BEAUDET was born abt. 1737 in Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean). Isabelle died 24 March 1777 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Isabelle was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEAUDET and Madeleine MARINIER (MARIGNIER).

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Catherine PARADIS 19 January 1778 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine PARADIS was born 16 January 1744 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Catherine died 7 March 1797 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste PARADIS and Marie-Josephe LEVESQUE.

Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES died 2 May 1789 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

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Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married

Isabelle BEAUDET-- Date: 21 January 1754 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Isabelle BEAUDET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEAUDET and Madeleine MARINIER (MARIGNIER)

Children of Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Isabelle BEAUDET:

Angelique-Salomee MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES (b.5 October 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 4 November 1789, L'Isle-Verte, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste SIMON (CIMON) 23 January 1775 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES (b.24 December 1760, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada d. , )
m. Basile-Nicolas HUDON dit BEAULIEU 18 November 1782 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Vincent MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES (b.1 January 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 February 1827, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite LEMIRE dite GONNEVILLE 19 January 1807 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Euphrosine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES (b.2 July 1774, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 August 1819, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. François TALBOT dit GERVAIS 4 November 1793 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES married

Catherine PARADIS-- Date: 19 January 1778 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine PARADIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste PARADIS and Marie-Josephe LEVESQUE

Children of Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine PARADIS:

Marie-Charlotte MIVILLE (b.19 June 1780, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 September 1865, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste DURETTE 12 February 1798 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1733 Birth
3 January 1733
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Isabelle BEAUDET 21 January 1754, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 21 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Angelique-Salomee MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 5 October 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 24 December 1760, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 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
Vincent MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES was born 1 January 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Euphrosine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 2 July 1774, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Angelique-Salomee MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married 23 January 1775, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Jean-Baptiste SIMON (CIMON)

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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Isabelle BEAUDET died 24 March 1777, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1778 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Catherine PARADIS 19 January 1778, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 45 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte MIVILLE was born 19 June 1780, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 47 years old.

1782 Marriage of Child
Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES married 18 November 1782, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Basile-Nicolas HUDON dit BEAULIEU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death
2 May 1789
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 56.

Added: 2/12/2017 1:01:24 PM - Updated: 9/2/2025 12:19:17 PM