Marie-Anne
HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dite LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE)
Born
abt. 1741
,
Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died
6 May 1806
,
Lanoraie, Lower Canada
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Born: abt. 1741 in Berthierville, Canada, New France
Mother:
Geneviève GENEREUX
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre HUNEAULT (ENAUD, HÉNAULT) dit CANADA
, Marie-Anne RATEL
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre GENEREUX
, Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE 02 February 1761 in Berthierville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 5 June 1732 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Alexis died 13 April 1799 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Alexis was the child of Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Josephe DUTEAU.
Marie-Anne HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dite LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) died 6 May 1806 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada .
Unable to find baptism in Drouin Collection at Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel. Pages are missing for this timeframe. Marriage record to the left indicates names of her parents.
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - 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'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
Spouse & Children of Marie-Anne HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dite LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE)
Marie-Anne HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dite LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) married 
Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE
Marriage date: 02 February 1761
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada
Source: Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec
Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Josephe DUTEAU
Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNEMarriage date: 02 February 1761
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada
Source: Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec
Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Josephe DUTEAU
Children of Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Anne HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dite LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE)
Marie-Thérèse BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNEBorn: 31 August 1765, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 May 1798, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 21 May 1798, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Married: Jean-Baptiste PIETTE (PIET) 4 February 1782 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
Pierre-Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNEBorn: 29 August 1769, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 July 1833, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Died: 25 July 1833, Lanoraie, Lower Canada
Married: Marie-Josephte VANDAL 14 February 1790 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Madeleine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNEBorn: 24 April 1777, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 November 1841, Berthierville, Canada East
Died: 8 November 1841, Berthierville, Canada East
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1761 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Anne HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dite LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE 02 February 1761, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
 dite LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) - 1761 Marriage. St-Genevieve, Berthier, Quebec){kind=small}
1761 Marriage. St-Genevieve, Berthier, Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
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.
1765 Birth of ChildMarie-Thérèse BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 31 August 1765, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
1769 Birth of ChildPierre-Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE was born 29 August 1769, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
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.1777 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 24 April 1777, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
1782 Marriage of ChildMarie-Thérèse BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE married 4 February 1782, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Jean-Baptiste PIETTE (PIET)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1790 Marriage of ChildPierre-Alexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE married 14 February 1790, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Josephte VANDAL
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1798 Death of ChildMarie-Thérèse BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE died 21 May 1798, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
1799 Death of Spouse/PartnerAlexis BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE died 13 April 1799, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
Death — 18066 May 1806
Lanoraie, Lower Canada
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