Helene LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

Born

27 February 1702 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

12 July 1778 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS

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Born: 27 February 1702 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Jean LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR

Mother: Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean LANGLOIS , Marie-Françoise-Charlotte BELANGER

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Helene married Pierre ST-PIERRE 24 November 1727 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre ST-PIERRE was born abt. 1683 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 19 December 1749 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne GERBERT.

Helene LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR died 12 July 1778 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, 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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Helene LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR married

Pierre ST-PIERRE
Marriage date: 24 November 1727
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Pierre ST-PIERRE was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne GERBERT

Children of Pierre ST-PIERRE and Helene LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

François ST-PIERRE

Born: abt. 1728, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 January 1756, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Married: Josephte LIZOTTE 10 January 1752 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Born: 1 March 1735, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Died: 8 May 1806, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth TONDREAU 26 April 1757 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Gabriel ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Born: 16 September 1736, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Died: 23 August 1791, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine DENIS dite QUIMPER 1 February 1758 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Marie ST-PIERRE

Born: 20 March 1738, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Died: 24 March 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Catherine LEVESQUE 17 January 1774 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

Born: 29 December 1739, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Died: 12 March 1821, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Charles-François LIZOTTE 7 January 1762 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1702
27 February 1702
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Marriage / Partner
Helene LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR and Pierre ST-PIERRE 24 November 1727, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 1 March 1735, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Helene was 33 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Gabriel ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 16 September 1736, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Helene was 34 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie ST-PIERRE was born 20 March 1738, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Helene was 36 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 29 December 1739, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Helene was 37 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre ST-PIERRE died 19 December 1749, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

1752 Marriage of Child
François ST-PIERRE married 10 January 1752, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Josephte LIZOTTE

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

1756 Death of Child
François ST-PIERRE died 24 January 1756, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Helene was 53 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT married 26 April 1757, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Elisabeth TONDREAU

1758 Marriage of Child
Gabriel ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married 1 February 1758, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Madeleine DENIS dite QUIMPER

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT married 7 January 1762, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Charles-François LIZOTTE

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie ST-PIERRE married 17 January 1774 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Catherine LEVESQUE

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.