François
HÉNAULT dit LAFRENIÈRE
(b.
11 August 1760
,
Berthierville, Canada
d.
17 January 1834
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
)
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François HÉNAULT dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 11 August 1760 in Berthierville, Canada
François HÉNAULT dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Simon-Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) and Catherine DÉSORCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Geneviève GENEREUX (maternal) Gabriel DÉSORCY and Marie-Catherine LETENDRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Madeleine DURAND 16 August 1784 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine DURAND was born 16 March 1768 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Madeleine died 14 May 1795 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste DURAND and Madeleine RIVET.
François married (2) Marie-Victoire BRANCONNIER 6 June 1796 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Victoire BRANCONNIER was born 1 March 1773 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Marie-Victoire was the child of Joseph BRANCONNIER and Geneviève SPENARD.
François HÉNAULT dit LAFRENIÈRE died 17 January 1834 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of François 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)
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