Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS

(b. 23 September 1728 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 11 December 1755 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France )

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Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 23 September 1728 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Madeleine MICHAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Marie-Anne MARTIN (maternal) Pierre MICHAUD and Marie-Anne ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

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Josephte married Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE 23 November 1751 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE was born 12 March 1725 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Pierre was the child of Pierre PÉPIN dit LAFORCE and Michelle LEBER.

Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS died 11 December 1755 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France .

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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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Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE-- Date: 23 November 1751 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE was the child of Pierre PÉPIN dit LAFORCE and Michelle LEBER

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1728 Birth
23 September 1728
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS and Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE 23 November 1751, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 23 years old.