Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE

Born

30 November 1724 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

20 December 1772 , Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 30 November 1724 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE

Father

Joseph-Gerbert FOUCHER

Mother

Angelique CHAUSSE

Grandparents of Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE

Paternal grandparents

Gervais-Francois FOUCHER Élisabeth GERBERT

Maternal grandparents

Pierre CHAUSSE Marie-Madeleine SEL (DECELLES)

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

Josephe married Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN 19 January 1750 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN was born 22 March 1726 in Vaudreuil, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 4 January 1780 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse HÉNAULT.

Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE died 20 December 1772 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE

Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE married

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN
Marriage date: 19 January 1750
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN was the child of Jean MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse HÉNAULT

Children of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

Born: 28 April 1753, Les Cèdres, Canada, New France
Died: 26 May 1813, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Antoinette LEVAC 7 February 1774 Place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, 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 — 1724
30 November 1724
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE and Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN 19 January 1750, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN was born 28 April 1753, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Josephe was 28 years old.

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.