Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS

(b. 22 February 1737 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1813 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 22 February 1737 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Joseph ROY dit 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)

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne MIGNAULT dite LABRIE 12 September 1757 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne MIGNAULT dite LABRIE was born 17 September 1736 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Anne died 29 March 1762 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Anne was the child of Michel MIGNAULT dit LABRIE (MIGNEAULT) and Ursule SOUCY.

Joseph married (2) Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 13 February 1764 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 5 October 1743 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Charlotte died 8 March 1819 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Charlotte was the child of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Charlotte MORIN.

Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS died 12 December 1813 in Kamouraska, 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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Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS married

Marie-Anne MIGNAULT dite LABRIE-- Date: 12 September 1757 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MIGNAULT dite LABRIE was the child of Michel MIGNAULT dit LABRIE (MIGNEAULT) and Ursule SOUCY

Children of Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne MIGNAULT dite LABRIE:

Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.21 July 1758, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 21 August 1791, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Augustin MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 19 July 1779 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS (b.27 July 1760, Kamouraska, Canada d. , )

Hippolyte ROY dit DESJARDINS (b.14 March 1762, Kamouraska, Canada d. 4 May 1838, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique CHAMARD 14 January 1794 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS married

Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES-- Date: 13 February 1764 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Charlotte MORIN

Children of Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS and Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES:

Genevieve ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.26 July 1765, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 January 1787, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )

Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.25 November 1767, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 March 1806, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Paul-Hippolyte MARQUIS 1 September 1790 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Ignace ROY dit DESJARDINS (b.16 November 1770, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 December 1834, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Felicite HUDON dite BEAULIEU 7 January 1793 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 March 1831, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS (b.31 December 1773, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS (b.12 May 1775, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 June 1838, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Angelique ROY dite LAUZIER 12 October 1802 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Charlotte ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.2 October 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS (b.27 March 1779, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 November 1868, St-Pacôme, Canada)

Marie ROY dite DESJARDINS (b.30 January 1781, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 March 1863, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East )

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1737 Birth
22 February 1737
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne MIGNAULT dite LABRIE 12 September 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 20 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 21 July 1758, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 21 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 27 July 1760, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Hippolyte ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 14 March 1762, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne MIGNAULT dite LABRIE died 29 March 1762, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROY dit DESJARDINS and Charlotte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 13 February 1764 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Genevieve ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 26 July 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 25 November 1767, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Ignace ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 16 November 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 31 December 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 12 May 1775, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 38 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 2 October 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Louis ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 27 March 1779, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 42 years old.

1779 Marriage of Child
Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS married 19 July 1779, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Augustin MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

1781 Birth of Child
Marie ROY dite DESJARDINS was born 30 January 1781, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 43 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Death of Child
Genevieve ROY dite DESJARDINS died 16 January 1787, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 49 years old.

1790 Marriage of Child
Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS married 1 September 1790, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Paul-Hippolyte MARQUIS

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Death of Child
Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS died 21 August 1791, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 54 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Ignace ROY dit DESJARDINS married 7 January 1793, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Felicite HUDON dite BEAULIEU

1794 Marriage of Child
Hippolyte ROY dit DESJARDINS married 14 January 1794, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Angelique CHAMARD

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS married 12 October 1802, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Angelique ROY dite LAUZIER

1806 Death of Child
Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS died 21 March 1806, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Joseph was 69 years old.

1813 Death
12 December 1813
Kamouraska, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 76.

Added: 4/6/2017 3:49:15 PM - Updated: 3/7/2024 6:15:36 PM