Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE

Born

30 December 1756 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

Parents & Family of Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE

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Born: 30 December 1756 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Parents of Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE

Father

Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

Mother

Marthe LEDOUX

Grandparents of Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE

Paternal grandparents

Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER

Maternal grandparents

Pierre LEDOUX Madeleine CHARRON

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

Marguerite married Pierre HAMEL 12 June 1777 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre HAMEL was born 15 July 1748 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . Pierre died 26 January 1827 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Jean HAMEL and Catherine VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE

Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE married

Pierre HAMEL
Marriage date: 12 June 1777
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Pierre HAMEL was the child of Jean HAMEL and Catherine VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Children of Pierre HAMEL and Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE

Ursule HAMEL

Born: abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 April 1818, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Christophe GIBOULOU dit LAFLEUR 11 February 1806 Place: Beloeil, Lower Canada

Jean HAMEL

Born: 27 February 1792, Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Victoire BEAUDRY 5 October 1812 Place: Beloeil, 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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Birth — 1756
30 December 1756
Verchères, Canada, New France

1777 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE and Pierre HAMEL 12 June 1777, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 20 years old.