Josephe PRECOURT dite VANASSE

Born

2 November 1746 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

26 March 1799 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Josephe married Charles DUPLESSIS dit LENOBLET 10 January 1774 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charles DUPLESSIS dit LENOBLET was born 1 May 1745 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France* . Charles died 7 October 1833 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Charles was the child of Jean Baptiste DUPLESSIS dit LENOBLET and Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE .

Parents & Family of Josephe PRECOURT dite VANASSE

Parents of Josephe PRECOURT dite VANASSE

Father

Louis VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT

Mother

Therese LEMAY

Grandparents of Josephe PRECOURT dite VANASSE

Paternal grandparents

François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY

Maternal grandparents

Michel LEMAY Marie-Genevieve MAROTTE dite LABONTÉ

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephe PRECOURT dite VANASSE

Josephe PRECOURT dite VANASSE married

Charles DUPLESSIS dit LENOBLET
Marriage date: 10 January 1774
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles DUPLESSIS dit LENOBLET was the child of Jean Baptiste DUPLESSIS dit LENOBLET and Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE

Children of Charles DUPLESSIS dit LENOBLET and Josephe PRECOURT dite VANASSE

Alexis-Carme LENOBLET dit DUPLESSIS

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 21 May 1840, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne TREMBLAY 23 May 1803 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Theotiste DUPLESSIS

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Louis-Charles DUPLESSIS

Born: 10 March 1785, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 June 1880, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, 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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Birth — 1746
2 November 1746
Trois-Rivières, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Josephe PRECOURT dite VANASSE and Charles DUPLESSIS dit LENOBLET 10 January 1774 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

She was 27 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Louis-Charles DUPLESSIS was born 10 March 1785, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Josephe was 38 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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