François ROY dit MAZERET

Born

abt. 1744 , Acadia, Canada

Died

8 August 1824 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

François married Therese BRISSON dite DUTILLY 4 July 1763 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese BRISSON dite DUTILLY was born 15 July 1744 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France. Therese died 1 March 1834 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Therese was the child of François-Michel BRISSON and Marie-Geneviève PEPIN .

Parents & Family of François ROY dit MAZERET

Parents of François ROY dit MAZERET

Father

François ROY dit LALIBERTÉ-MAZERET

Mother

Marguerite BUGEAUD

Grandparents of François ROY dit MAZERET

Paternal grandparents

Jean ROY Marie Christine HAUTBOIS dite DUBOIS

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

François was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François ROY dit MAZERET

François ROY dit MAZERET married

Therese BRISSON dite DUTILLY
Marriage date: 4 July 1763
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese BRISSON dite DUTILLY was the child of François-Michel BRISSON and Marie-Geneviève PEPIN

Children of François ROY dit MAZERET and Therese BRISSON dite DUTILLY

Pierre ROY dit MAZERET

Born: 19 May 1775, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angele MAILLOT 24 November 1801 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower 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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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 Marriage / Partner
François ROY dit MAZERET and Therese BRISSON dite DUTILLY 4 July 1763, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

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 Birth of Child
Pierre ROY dit MAZERET was born 19 May 1775, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

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.