Marie DENIS dite FRONSAC

Born

abt. 1702 , Acadia, Canada

Died

4 August 1732 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Nicolas DENIS dit FRONSAC Marie UNKNOWN

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Born: abt. 1702 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Nicolas DENIS dit FRONSAC

Mother: Marie UNKNOWN

Paternal grandparents: Richard DENIS , Anne PARABEGO

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Marie married Michel MASSON abt. 1724 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel MASSON was born 18 February 1705 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Michel died 7 November 1757 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Michel was the child of Michel MASSON and Marie-Anne DUPONT.

Marie DENIS dite FRONSAC died 4 August 1732 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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 DENIS dite FRONSAC married

Michel MASSON
Marriage date: abt. 1724
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Michel MASSON was the child of Michel MASSON and Marie-Anne DUPONT

Children of Michel MASSON and Marie DENIS dite FRONSAC

Madeleine MASSON

Born: abt. 1724, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 20 May 1756, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS 26 October 1744 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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