Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU

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5 April 1753 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

23 April 1814 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Joseph DANIS dit TOURANGEAU Catherine PLANTE dite PATENAUDE

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Born: 5 April 1753 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph DANIS dit TOURANGEAU

Mother: Catherine PLANTE dite PATENAUDE

Paternal grandparents: René DANIS dit TOURANGEAU , Marguerite FORCIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis PLANTE , Angélique PATENAUDE

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Catherine married Etienne VANASSE 17 January 1774 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne VANASSE was born 17 August 1753 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . Etienne died 14 May 1827 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Etienne was the child of Joseph-Antoine VANASSE and Marguerite COUTURIER.

Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU died 23 April 1814 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU married

Etienne VANASSE
Marriage date: 17 January 1774
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Etienne VANASSE was the child of Joseph-Antoine VANASSE and Marguerite COUTURIER

Children of Etienne VANASSE and Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU

Francois-Regis VANASSE

Born: 23 May 1785, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 December 1852, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Agathe FORCIER 24 April 1806 Place: Yamaska, 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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Birth — 1753
5 April 1753
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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
Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU and Etienne VANASSE 17 January 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 20 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.