Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS

Born

2 September 1727 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

22 March 1790 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS

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Born: 2 September 1727 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS

Father

Jean-Baptiste FRANCOIS (LEFRANCOIS)

Mother

Catherine BARABÉ

Grandparents of Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre LEFRANCOIS dit LEPAGE Marie-Madeleine TOUSIGNANT

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BARABÉ Thérèse BOUVIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Catherine married François MILLET 10 February 1755 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François MILLET was born 16 January 1733 in Montréal, Canada, New France . François was the child of Francois MILLET and Catherine-Genevieve LEDUC.

Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS died 22 March 1790 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS

Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS married

François MILLET
Marriage date: 10 February 1755
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
François MILLET was the child of Francois MILLET and Catherine-Genevieve LEDUC

Children of François MILLET and Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS

Marie-Josephe MILLET

Born: 22 June 1760, Montréal, Canada
Died: 21 February 1837, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU 15 January 1775 Place: Varennes, Province of 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 — 1727
2 September 1727
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS and François MILLET 10 February 1755, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 27 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe MILLET was born 22 June 1760, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 32 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe MILLET married 15 January 1775, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

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.