Joseph-Antoine-Marie GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE

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10 November 1743 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

26 October 1829 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Antoine GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE Marguerite-Françoise POYER

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Born: 10 November 1743 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE

Mother: Marguerite-Françoise POYER

Maternal grandparents: Jacques POYER dit LAPINTADE , Marguerite DUBOIS

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Joseph-Antoine-Marie married Marie-Josephe MENARD 22 February 1773 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe MENARD was born 15 March 1754 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephe died 24 January 1787 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste MENARD and Marie-Anne-Josephte AUPRY dite LARAMÉE.

Joseph-Antoine-Marie GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE died 26 October 1829 in Chambly, 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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Joseph-Antoine-Marie GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE married

Marie-Josephe MENARD
Marriage date: 22 February 1773
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe MENARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste MENARD and Marie-Anne-Josephte AUPRY dite LARAMÉE

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Marie-Marthe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE

Born: 25 April 1782, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1863, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Joseph VIAU 14 March 1804 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1743
10 November 1743
Chambly, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Antoine-Marie GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE and Marie-Josephe MENARD 22 February 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 29 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE was born 25 April 1782, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Antoine-Marie was 38 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe MENARD died 24 January 1787, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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

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

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marthe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE married 14 March 1804, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph VIAU

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

Death — 1829
26 October 1829
Chambly, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 86.

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