Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST

Born

16 October 1706 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

24 June 1788 , Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Françoise married François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ 7 January 1727 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ was born 27 May 1700 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . François-Robert died 16 May 1764 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . François-Robert was the child of Pierre PICHÉ dit DUPRÉ and Anne-Françoise SYLVESTRE .

Parents & Family of Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST

Parents of Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST

Father

Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST

Mother

Marie-Françoise HAREL

Grandparents of Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Marie-Victor-François HAREL Marie-Madeleine PESCHER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST

Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST married

François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ
Marriage date: 7 January 1727
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ was the child of Pierre PICHÉ dit DUPRÉ and Anne-Françoise SYLVESTRE

Marriage notes:

Children:

François Pichet Dupré 1727-1794

André-Adrien Pichet Dupré 1729-1757

Joseph Pichet Dupré 1733-1776

Joseph Pichet Dupré 1738-1817

Josephte Pichet Dupré 1740-1827

Geneviève Pichet Dupré 1743-

Marie-Françoise Pichet Dupré

Children of François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ and Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST

François PICHET (PICHE)

Born: 25 December 1727, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 21 July 1794, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique HUS 26 January 1762 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada

Joseph PICHÉT dit DUPRÉ

Born: abt. 1733, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Agathe BIBEAU 31 March 1761 Place: Sorel, Canada

Joseph PICHET dit DUPRÉ

Born: 3 August 1738, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 19 June 1817, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe BOUVIER 4 February 1765 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte PICHET dite DUPRÉ

Born: 1 September 1740, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 12 July 1827, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Louis DUMAS 2 February 1761 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada

Geneviève PICHET dite DUPRÉ

Born: 27 October 1743, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 10 May 1806, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE 11 February 1765 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Françoise'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 — 1706
16 October 1706
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1727 Marriage / Partner
Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST and François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ 7 January 1727, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 20 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
François PICHET (PICHE) was born 25 December 1727, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Françoise was 21 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Joseph PICHET dit DUPRÉ was born 3 August 1738, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Françoise was 31 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Josephte PICHET dite DUPRÉ was born 1 September 1740, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Françoise was 33 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Geneviève PICHET dite DUPRÉ was born 27 October 1743, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Françoise was 37 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Josephte PICHET dite DUPRÉ married 2 February 1761, Saint-Ours, Canada to Louis DUMAS

1761 Marriage of Child
Joseph PICHÉT dit DUPRÉ married 31 March 1761 , Sorel, Canada to Marie-Agathe BIBEAU

1762 Marriage of Child
François PICHET (PICHE) married 26 January 1762, Saint-Ours, Canada to Marie-Angélique HUS

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.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
François-Robert PICHET dit DUPRÉ died 16 May 1764, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph PICHET dit DUPRÉ married 4 February 1765, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe BOUVIER

1765 Marriage of Child
Geneviève PICHET dite DUPRÉ married 11 February 1765, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE

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.