Marie LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT

Born

12 September 1730 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

27 March 1802 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Marie married Jean-Baptiste FLEURY 21 October 1754 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste FLEURY was born 15 August 1730 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 18 June 1804 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste FLEURY and Marie-Françoise DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE .

Parents & Family of Marie LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT

Parents of Marie LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT

Father

Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT

Mother

Marguerite ETIENNE dite LAMONTAGNE PONT

Grandparents of Marie LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT

Paternal grandparents

Jean-François LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE Françoise-Louise FOUCAULT

Maternal grandparents

Jean ETIENNE dit LAMONTAGNE Marie DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT

Marie LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT married

Jean-Baptiste FLEURY
Marriage date: 21 October 1754
Marriage place: Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste FLEURY was the child of Jean-Baptiste FLEURY and Marie-Françoise DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE

Children of Jean-Baptiste FLEURY and Marie LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT

Amable FLEURY

Born: 5 October 1761, Maskinongé, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Genevieve PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 4 February 1788 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie's Québec records.

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 — 1730
12 September 1730
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Marie LEMIRE dite FOUCAULT and Jean-Baptiste FLEURY 21 October 1754, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

She was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Amable FLEURY was born 5 October 1761, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Marie was 31 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 - 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.