Marie-Louise TROY dite LAFRANCHISE

(b. 5 November 1711 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 9 December 1794 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise TROY dite LAFRANCHISE was born 5 November 1711 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise TROY dite LAFRANCHISE was the child of Antoine-Etienne TROY and Geneviève HAYET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean HAYET dit ST-MALO and Catherine GALBRUN

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Marie-Louise married Urbain RICHARD 28 February 1745 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Urbain RICHARD was born 11 January 1720 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Urbain died 5 February 1801 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Urbain was the child of Urbain RICHARD dit LAROSE and Marguerite FLEURICOURT.

Marie-Louise TROY dite LAFRANCHISE died 9 December 1794 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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)

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Marie-Louise TROY dite LAFRANCHISE married

Urbain RICHARD-- Date: 28 February 1745 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Urbain RICHARD was the child of Urbain RICHARD dit LAROSE and Marguerite FLEURICOURT

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1711 Birth
5 November 1711
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise TROY dite LAFRANCHISE and Urbain RICHARD 28 February 1745, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 33 years old.

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

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.