François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE

Born

Died

19 January 1823 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

François married Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE 20 January 1794 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE was born 9 November 1775 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . Françoise was the child of Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Louise BERGERON .

Parents & Family of François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE

Parents of François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE

Father

Jean-Baptiste LABRECHE dit DÉZIEL

Mother

Marie-Anne LAMPRON dite LACHARITÉ

Grandparents of François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre DELGUEL dit LABRÈCHE Marie-Anne-Jeanne BARON dite LUPIEN

Maternal grandparents

Claude LAMPRON dit LACHARITÉ Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE

François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE married

Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE
Marriage date: 20 January 1794
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE was the child of Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Louise BERGERON

Children of François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE and Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE

Luc DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE

Born: 31 January 1806, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 30 October 1890, St-Sévère, Quebec, Canada

Married: Esther MATTEAU 23 February 1829 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Marguerite DÉZIEL dite LABRECHE

Born: abt. 1809, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexis LAMPRON 9 February 1830 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François'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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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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage / Partner
François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE and Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE 20 January 1794, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)