Jean-Baptiste VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT

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May 1712 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY

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Born: May 1712 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite BENOIT 19 November 1736 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BENOIT was born 2 March 1710 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 9 February 1751 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . Marguerite was the child of Gabriel BENOIT and Marie ROUSSEL.

m. Benoit Marguerite

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Jean-Baptiste VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT married

Marguerite BENOIT
Marriage date: 19 November 1736
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Marguerite BENOIT was the child of Gabriel BENOIT and Marie ROUSSEL

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Josephte VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT

Born: 9 August 1739, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Antoine BERGERON 7 November 1763 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1712
May 1712
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

1736 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marguerite BENOIT 19 November 1736, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 24 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Josephte VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was born 9 August 1739, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

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