François DESERY dit LATOUR

(b. 20 April 1712 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1798 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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François DESERY dit LATOUR was born 20 April 1712 in Montréal, Canada, New France

François DESERY dit LATOUR was the child of Charles DESERY dit LATOUR and Françoise LORRAIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre LORRAIN dit LACHAPELLE and Françoise SAULNIER dite DUVERDIER

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François married Françoise LEFEBVRE 10 January 1740 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise LEFEBVRE was born 4 October 1721 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Françoise died 6 October 1804 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Françoise was the child of Geoffroy LEFEBVRE and Madeleine MICHEL (MICHAUD).

François DESERY dit LATOUR died 3 November 1798 in Montréal, Lower 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 DESERY dit LATOUR married

Françoise LEFEBVRE-- Date: 10 January 1740 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Françoise LEFEBVRE was the child of Geoffroy LEFEBVRE and Madeleine MICHEL (MICHAUD)

Children of François DESERY dit LATOUR and Françoise LEFEBVRE:

Louise DEZERY (b.23 July 1749, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 30 August 1827, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre-Etienne TRUDEAU 10 February 1770 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Josephte DEZERY (b.2 June 1752, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 16 September 1838, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. Albert FARLY 13 February 1775 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1712 Birth
20 April 1712
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
François DESERY dit LATOUR and Françoise LEFEBVRE 10 January 1740, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Louise DEZERY was born 23 July 1749, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 37 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Josephte DEZERY was born 2 June 1752, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 40 years old.

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

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Louise DEZERY married 10 February 1770, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Pierre-Etienne TRUDEAU

1775 Marriage of Child
Josephte DEZERY married 13 February 1775, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Albert FARLY

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.