Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born

13 April 1745 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Died

19 April 1788 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE Charlotte BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Born: 13 April 1745 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Father: Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE

Mother: Charlotte BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Paternal grandparents: Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE , Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) , Marie-Barbe VILLEDIEU

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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 .
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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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Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE married

Bonaventure CHAPUT
Marriage date: 7 February 1763
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Bonaventure CHAPUT was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHAPUT and Agathe THOUIN dite GERMAIN

Children of Bonaventure CHAPUT and Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE

Bonaventure CHAPUT

Born: 10 March 1766, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 October 1848, L'Assomption, Canada East

Married: Marie Louise Judithe (Julie) LIPPE 21 October 1794 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Josephe CHAPUT

Born: 12 November 1767, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 October 1844, L'Assomption, Canada East

Married: Jean-René-Ernest LIPPE 20 October 1794 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Victoire CHAPUT

Born: 18 October 1770, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 July 1819, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

Marie-Charlotte CHAPUT

Born: 17 August 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 March 1812, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine MARTIN 28 January 1795 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1745
13 April 1745
L'Assomption, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE and Bonaventure CHAPUT 7 February 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Bonaventure CHAPUT was born 10 March 1766, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Louise was 20 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe CHAPUT was born 12 November 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Louise was 22 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire CHAPUT was born 18 October 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Louise was 25 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte CHAPUT was born 17 August 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Louise was 27 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.