Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

Born

19 August 1747 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

11 June 1814 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Joseph married Marie-Anne DANSEREAU 19 October 1767 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne DANSEREAU was born 30 January 1749 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 6 March 1823 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph DANSEREAU and Marie-Anne-Zephirine BOISSEAU .

Parents & Family of Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

Parents of Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

Father

Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

Mother

Marthe LEDOUX

Grandparents of Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

Paternal grandparents

Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER

Maternal grandparents

Pierre LEDOUX Madeleine CHARRON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE married

Marie-Anne DANSEREAU
Marriage date: 19 October 1767
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne DANSEREAU was the child of Joseph DANSEREAU and Marie-Anne-Zephirine BOISSEAU

Children of Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne DANSEREAU

Marie-Anne FOISY

Born: 20 October 1768, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois DEMERS 4 July 1791 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph'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 — 1747
19 August 1747
Verchères, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne DANSEREAU 19 October 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 20 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FOISY was born 20 October 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 21 years old.

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.