Marie-Louise
FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE
(b.
13 April 1745
,
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
d.
19 April 1788
,
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 13 April 1745 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Charlotte BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (maternal) Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Barbe VILLEDIEUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Louise married Bonaventure CHAPUT 7 February 1763 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Bonaventure CHAPUT was born 22 October 1738 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Bonaventure was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHAPUT and Agathe THOUIN dite GERMAIN.
Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE died 19 April 1788 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Louise appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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