Catherine DEVOYAU dite LAFRAMBOISE

Born

6 March 1750 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

17 May 1821 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

Catherine married François GROULX 11 February 1771 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François GROULX was born 26 March 1748 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France. François died 21 October 1825 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada. François was the child of Jean-Baptiste GROULX and Therese FEVRIER .

Parents & Family of Catherine DEVOYAU dite LAFRAMBOISE

Parents of Catherine DEVOYAU dite LAFRAMBOISE

Father

Nicolas DEVOYAU dit LAFRAMBOISE

Mother

Cunégonde LANGEVIN dite LACROIX

Grandparents of Catherine DEVOYAU dite LAFRAMBOISE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre DEVOYAU dit LAFRAMBOISE Marie-Jeanne PREVOST

Maternal grandparents

Antoine LANGEVIN Marie-Louise COUSINEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine DEVOYAU dite LAFRAMBOISE

Catherine DEVOYAU dite LAFRAMBOISE married

François GROULX
Marriage date: 11 February 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
François GROULX was the child of Jean-Baptiste GROULX and Therese FEVRIER

Children of François GROULX and Catherine DEVOYAU dite LAFRAMBOISE

Marie-Louise GROULX

Born: 28 November 1774, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL 20 July 1795 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower 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 — 1750
6 March 1750
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DEVOYAU dite LAFRAMBOISE and François GROULX 11 February 1771, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GROULX was born 28 November 1774, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 24 years old.

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.