François VANASSE dit BASTIEN

Born

31 December 1752 , Maskinongé, Canada, New France

Died

28 August 1823 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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Joseph VANASSE dit BASTIEN Françoise DUPUIS

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Born: 31 December 1752 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph VANASSE dit BASTIEN

Mother: Françoise DUPUIS

Paternal grandparents: Sebastien VANASSE , Marie-Suzanne BARON dite LUPIEN

Maternal grandparents: Charles DUPUIS , Ursule SICARD dite CARUFEL

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François married Marie-Josephte SAUCIER 20 August 1792 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte SAUCIER was born 23 June 1763 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Josephte died 11 August 1824 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph SAUCIER and Josephe LEMAITRE dite AUGER.

François VANASSE dit BASTIEN died 28 August 1823 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .
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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 BASTIEN married

Marie-Josephte SAUCIER
Marriage date: 20 August 1792
Marriage place: Louiseville, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephte SAUCIER was the child of Joseph SAUCIER and Josephe LEMAITRE dite AUGER

Children of François VANASSE dit BASTIEN and Marie-Josephte SAUCIER

Julie VANASSE dite BASTIEN

Born: 28 December 1807, Louiseville, Lower Canada
Died: 18 April 1882, St-Paulin de Maskinongé, Québec, Canada

Married: Claude-Leandre LACOURSIERE 17 May 1830 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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Birth — 1752
31 December 1752
Maskinongé, 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.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
François VANASSE dit BASTIEN and Marie-Josephte SAUCIER 20 August 1792, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 39 years old.

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

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

1807 Birth of Child
Julie VANASSE dite BASTIEN was born 28 December 1807, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

François was 55 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