François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE

Born

3 July 1768 , Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

14 April 1845 , Maskinongé, Canada East

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Louis VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE Marie-Ursule SICARD dite CARUFEL

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Born: 3 July 1768 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE

Mother: Marie-Ursule SICARD dite CARUFEL

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE , Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIER

Maternal grandparents: Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL , Ursule FOUCAULT

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François married Madeleine DUPUIS 17 February 1794 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine DUPUIS was born 20 February 1764 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine died 18 May 1820 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Madeleine was the child of Jacques DUPUIS and Marie-Louise VANASSE.

François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE died 14 April 1845 in Maskinongé, Canada East .
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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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François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE married

Madeleine DUPUIS
Marriage date: 17 February 1794
Marriage place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Madeleine DUPUIS was the child of Jacques DUPUIS and Marie-Louise VANASSE

Children of François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Madeleine DUPUIS

Louis VANASSE

Born: 5 July 1801, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: 26 October 1866, St-Paul-de-Chester, Canada

Married: Josephte BERNIER 2 March 1829 Place: Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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Birth — 1768
3 July 1768
Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

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 VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Madeleine DUPUIS 17 February 1794, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

He was 25 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Louis VANASSE was born 5 July 1801, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

François was 33 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England