Marie-Anne VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT

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abt. 1710 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

28 July 1776 , Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

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François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY

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Born: abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT

Mother: Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY

Paternal grandparents: François-Noel VANASSE , Jeanne FOURRIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean LE FETTEY dit LAMONTAGNE , Suzanne RABOUIN

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Marie-Anne married Joseph GIRARD 25 February 1732 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph GIRARD was born abt. 1702 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 25 November 1781 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Joseph was the child of François GIRARD and Antoinette LEMAY.

Marie-Anne VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT died 28 July 1776 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Girard Joseph

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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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Marie-Anne VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT married

Joseph GIRARD
Marriage date: 25 February 1732
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Joseph GIRARD was the child of François GIRARD and Antoinette LEMAY

Children of Joseph GIRARD and Marie-Anne VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT

Josephte GIRARD

Born: 22 March 1733, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 22 December 1806, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*

Married: Antoine GAUTHIER 25 February 1754 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Joseph GIRARD

Born: 12 April 1735, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Josephte LEFEBVRE dite BELISLE 5 November 1764 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Petronille GIRARD

Born: 19 October 1739, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 19 April 1806, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*

Married: Jean-Pierre LIVERNOCHE dit YVERNAGE 21 November 1763 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT and Joseph GIRARD 25 February 1732, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1733 Birth of Child
Josephte GIRARD was born 22 March 1733, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph GIRARD was born 12 April 1735, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1739 Birth of Child
Petronille GIRARD was born 19 October 1739, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Josephte GIRARD married 25 February 1754, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Antoine GAUTHIER

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Petronille GIRARD married 21 November 1763, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Jean-Pierre LIVERNOCHE dit YVERNAGE

1764 Marriage of Child
Joseph GIRARD married 5 November 1764, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Josephte LEFEBVRE dite BELISLE

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.