Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

(b. 29 August 1746 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1785 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 29 August 1746 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) (maternal) Jean-François CASAUBON and Marguerite BRISSET

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Antoine married Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) 2 March 1772 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) was born 29 July 1749 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Elisabeth died 18 July 1809 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Elisabeth was the child of Louis ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) and Elisabeth COTE.

Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 14 March 1785 in Berthierville, 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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Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)-- Date: 2 March 1772 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) was the child of Louis ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) and Elisabeth COTE

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1746 Birth
29 August 1746
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) 2 March 1772 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 25 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.