Catherine TROY dite LAFRANCHISE

(b. 24 October 1722 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )

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Catherine TROY dite LAFRANCHISE was born 24 October 1722 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Catherine TROY dite LAFRANCHISE was the child of Antoine-Etienne TROY and Geneviève HAYET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean HAYET dit ST-MALO and Catherine GALBRUN

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

Catherine married Pierre LECOMPTE 14 January 1749 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre LECOMPTE was born 8 July 1723 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Alphonse LECOMPTE and Catherine VATOUR.

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 Catherine TROY dite LAFRANCHISE

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Catherine TROY dite LAFRANCHISE married

Pierre LECOMPTE-- Date: 14 January 1749 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Pierre LECOMPTE was the child of Alphonse LECOMPTE and Catherine VATOUR

Children of Pierre LECOMPTE and Catherine TROY dite LAFRANCHISE:

Catherine LECOMPTE (b.abt. 1749, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 January 1826, Boucherville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DALPE dit PARISEAU 17 October 1768 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Louise LECOMPTE (b.abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste TETREAULT 16 June 1772 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Veronique LECOMPTE (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1722 Birth
24 October 1722
Varennes, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Catherine TROY dite LAFRANCHISE and Pierre LECOMPTE 14 January 1749, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 26 years old.

Added: 7/25/2017 12:37:30 PM - Updated: 9/29/2020 12:07:20 PM