Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR

Born

6 July 1739 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Died

16 December 1789 , Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 6 July 1739 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR

Father

Antoine MOREAU

Mother

Madeleine BRÛLÉ

Grandparents of Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR

Paternal grandparents

Pierre MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE

Maternal grandparents

Antoine BRÛLÉ dit FRANCOEUR Marie-Renée COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE)

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

Marie-Françoise married Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE 24 January 1757 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE was born 26 June 1728 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . Joseph-Jean-Baptiste died 4 June 1808 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada. Joseph-Jean-Baptiste was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.

Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR died 16 December 1789 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR

Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR married

Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE
Marriage date: 24 January 1757
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Children of Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE and Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR

Françoise SYLVESTRE

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 May 1813, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: François SARRAZIN 14 September 1772 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE

Born: 10 December 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 October 1837, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Therese GREGOIRE 1 February 1790 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

Born: 7 January 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 August 1806, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: François BIBEAU 16 February 1784 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre SYLVESTRE

Born: 13 January 1775, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 June 1809, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMP 28 July 1800 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Françoise'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 — 1739
6 July 1739
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR and Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE 24 January 1757, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 17 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE was born 10 December 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Françoise was 24 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Josephte SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE was born 7 January 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Françoise was 26 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Françoise SYLVESTRE married 14 September 1772, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to François SARRAZIN

1775 Birth of Child
Pierre SYLVESTRE was born 13 January 1775, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Françoise was 35 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.