François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE

(b. abt. 1760 , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 February 1846 , Maskinongé, Canada East )

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François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada

François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE was the child of Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIER (maternal) Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE

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François married Angélique MARCHAND 13 January 1783 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique MARCHAND was born 29 August 1762 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Angélique died 26 March 1850 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Angélique was the child of Pierre MARCHAND and Marie-Gertrude FRIGON.

François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE died 20 February 1846 in Maskinongé, Canada East .
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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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