Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

(b. 2 May 1692 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1773 , Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE was born 2 May 1692 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE was the child of Martin FOISY and Madeleine BEAUDOIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean BAUDOUIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie-Noëlle-Nathalie LANDEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jacques married Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ abt. 1715 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born abt. 1695 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Charlotte died 22 April 1775 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte was the child of Raymond VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Charlotte CHARRON.

Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE died 16 March 1773 in Saint-Sulpice, 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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Family and Children of Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

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Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE married

Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ-- Date: abt. 1715 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was the child of Raymond VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Charlotte CHARRON

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Children of Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ:

Jacques FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE (b.7 October 1716, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Madeleine VAILLANT 4 November 1743 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE (b.12 June 1718, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 7 March 1760, L'Assomption, Canada )
m. Charlotte BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 15 October 1742 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Marie-Josephte VAILLANT 22 January 1748 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Charlotte FOISY (b.23 March 1720, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1785, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada)

Angélique FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE (b.abt. 1722, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada )

Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE (b.1 July 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 5 January 1797, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON 4 February 1754 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Geneviève FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE (b.abt. 1725, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada )

Elisabeth FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE (b.19 November 1727, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1797, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Louis BOISSEAU 15 November 1751 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE (b.7 November 1732, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 9 June 1809, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Suzanne JUILLET 2 February 1767 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Francois FOISY (b.5 September 1734, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 27 June 1809, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste FOISY (b.9 January 1737, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )

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1692 Birth
2 May 1692
Varennes, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Jacques FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 7 October 1716, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 24 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 12 June 1718, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 26 years old.

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

1720 Birth of Child
Charlotte FOISY was born 23 March 1720, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 27 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE was born 1 July 1723, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 31 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Elisabeth FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 19 November 1727, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 35 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 7 November 1732, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 40 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Francois FOISY was born 5 September 1734, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 42 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FOISY was born 9 January 1737, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 44 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE married 15 October 1742, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

1743 Marriage of Child
Jacques FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE married 4 November 1743, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Madeleine VAILLANT

1748 Marriage of Child
Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE married 22 January 1748, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Josephte VAILLANT

1751 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE married 15 November 1751, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Louis BOISSEAU

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE married 4 February 1754, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

1760 Death of Child
Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE died 7 March 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jacques was 67 years old.

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 of Child
Joseph-Marie FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE married 2 February 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Suzanne JUILLET

1773 Death
16 March 1773
Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 80.

Added: 1/27/2015 4:09:56 PM - Updated: 6/1/2016 10:02:12 AM