Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE

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abt. 1726 , France

Died

10 January 1810 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1726 in France

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Pierre married Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE 2 February 1761 in Verchères, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE was born 8 May 1745 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise died 11 January 1796 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of François-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ.

Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE died 10 January 1810 in Verchères, Lower Canada .

son of Jean-Claude Gros and Jeanne Coulardeau

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE

Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE married

Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE
Marriage date: 2 February 1761
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada
Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE was the child of François-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Children of Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE

Elisabeth LEGROS dite ST-PIERRE

Born: 10 September 1762, Verchères, Canada
Died: 5 December 1819, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel-François CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE 24 February 1800 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

Louis GROS dit ST-PIERRE

Born: 25 September 1767, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Therese GUILLET 7 November 1791 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

Michel LEGROS

Born: 18 September 1787, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Justine VERONNEAU 27 May 1816 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE 2 February 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1762 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LEGROS dite ST-PIERRE was born 10 September 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1767 Birth of Child
Louis GROS dit ST-PIERRE was born 25 September 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Michel LEGROS was born 18 September 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1791 Marriage of Child
Louis GROS dit ST-PIERRE married 7 November 1791, Verchères, Lower Canada to Marie-Therese GUILLET

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE died 11 January 1796, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth LEGROS dite ST-PIERRE married 24 February 1800, Verchères, Lower Canada to Gabriel-François CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE

Death — 1810
10 January 1810
Verchères, Lower Canada

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