Marguerite
FOISY dite FRENIÈRE
(b.
6 June 1741
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
d.
2 March 1790
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE was born 6 June 1741 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE was the child of Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER (maternal) Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Barbe VILLEDIEUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Joseph LEDUC 12 October 1761 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada . Joseph LEDUC was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 24 May 1810 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Pierre-Charles LEDUC and Marie-Madeleine CHAGNON.
Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE died 2 March 1790 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Marguerite appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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