Joseph VANASSE dit BASTIEN

Born

abt. 1725 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

17 June 1786 , Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

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Sebastien VANASSE Marie-Suzanne BARON dite LUPIEN

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Born: abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Sebastien VANASSE

Mother: Marie-Suzanne BARON dite LUPIEN

Paternal grandparents: François-Noel VANASSE , Jeanne FOURRIER

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas BARON dit LUPIEN , Marie-Marthe CHAUVIN

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Joseph married Françoise DUPUIS 15 May 1751 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Françoise DUPUIS was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Françoise died 12 March 1798 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Françoise was the child of Charles DUPUIS and Ursule SICARD dite CARUFEL.

Joseph VANASSE dit BASTIEN died 17 June 1786 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada .

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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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Spouse & Children of Joseph VANASSE dit BASTIEN

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Joseph VANASSE dit BASTIEN married

Françoise DUPUIS
Marriage date: 15 May 1751
Marriage place: Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Françoise DUPUIS was the child of Charles DUPUIS and Ursule SICARD dite CARUFEL

Children of Joseph VANASSE dit BASTIEN and Françoise DUPUIS

François VANASSE dit BASTIEN

Born: 31 December 1752, Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Died: 28 August 1823, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte SAUCIER 20 August 1792 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Joseph VANASSE dit BASTIEN

Born: 12 May 1754, Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1833, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Ursule-Suzanne VANASSE dite BASTIEN

Born: 6 October 1755, Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Died: 6 April 1792, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Louise VANASSE dite BASTIEN

Born: 27 February 1757, Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Died: 13 July 1757, Maskinongé, Canada, New France

Louis VANASSE dit BASTIEN

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 October 1831, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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1751 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VANASSE dit BASTIEN and Françoise DUPUIS 15 May 1751, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

1752 Birth of Child
François VANASSE dit BASTIEN was born 31 December 1752, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph VANASSE dit BASTIEN was born 12 May 1754, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

1755 Birth of Child
Ursule-Suzanne VANASSE dite BASTIEN was born 6 October 1755, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

1757 Birth of Child
Louise VANASSE dite BASTIEN was born 27 February 1757, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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.

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.