Marie-Geneviève VERNAS dite DUFRESNE

Born

12 October 1739 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Died

19 May 1767 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève married Joseph-Noël PROVOST 18 August 1760 in Lavaltrie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Noël PROVOST was born 3 January 1735 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Joseph-Noël died 24 July 1792 in Repentigny, Lower Canada . Joseph-Noël was the child of Noel PROVOST and Marie-Anne HAN dite CHAUSSE .

Parents & Family of Marie-Geneviève VERNAS dite DUFRESNE

Parents of Marie-Geneviève VERNAS dite DUFRESNE

Father

Louis VERNAS dit DUFRESNE

Mother

Genevieve DUVAL

Grandparents of Marie-Geneviève VERNAS dite DUFRESNE

Paternal grandparents

Louis VERNAS dit DUFRESNE Marie-Charlotte MARTIN

Maternal grandparents

François DUVAL dit DUPONTHAUT Marie-Anne BOUCHER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Geneviève VERNAS dite DUFRESNE

Marie-Geneviève VERNAS dite DUFRESNE married

Joseph-Noël PROVOST
Marriage date: 18 August 1760
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada
Joseph-Noël PROVOST was the child of Noel PROVOST and Marie-Anne HAN dite CHAUSSE

Children of Joseph-Noël PROVOST and Marie-Geneviève VERNAS dite DUFRESNE

Marie-Geneviève PROVOST dite NOEL

Born: 25 May 1761, Lavaltrie, Canada
Died: 24 September 1797, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Nicolas BONIN dit STE-MARIE 1778

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Geneviève's Québec records.

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 — 1739
12 October 1739
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève VERNAS dite DUFRESNE and Joseph-Noël PROVOST 18 August 1760, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 20 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève PROVOST dite NOEL was born 25 May 1761, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Geneviève was 21 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.