Marie-Françoise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE

Born

28 September 1738 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

11 April 1799 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Marie-Françoise married Étienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE 15 September 1766 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Étienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE was born 27 February 1719 in France.

Parents & Family of Marie-Françoise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE

Parents of Marie-Françoise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE

Father

Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE

Mother

Marie-Françoise HOUDE

Grandparents of Marie-Françoise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre DUGUAY dit LAFRANCHISE Angélique DELUGRE

Maternal grandparents

Claude HOUDE Marie-Madeleine LEMAY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Françoise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE

Marie-Françoise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE married

Étienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE
Marriage date: 15 September 1766
Marriage place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Étienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE and Marie-Françoise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE

Marie-Ursule POUJOT dite LESPERANCE

Born: 17 April 1769, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine BOISVERT dit DENEVERS 5 November 1793 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Elisabeth POUJOT dite LESPERANCE

Born: 7 February 1771, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph TURCOT 7 January 1800 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Etienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE

Born: 14 April 1773, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 October 1843, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Elisabeth LEMIRE 6 May 1799 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Françoise's Québec records.

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 — 1738
28 September 1738
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise DUGUAY dite LAFRANCHISE and Étienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE 15 September 1766 , Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

She was 27 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule POUJOT dite LESPERANCE was born 17 April 1769, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Françoise was 30 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Elisabeth POUJOT dite LESPERANCE was born 7 February 1771, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Françoise was 32 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Etienne POUJOT dit LESPERANCE was born 14 April 1773, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Françoise was 34 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.