Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST

(b. 16 October 1706 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 24 June 1788 , Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST was born 16 October 1706 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST was the child of Pierre BLANCHET dit LAFOREST and Marie-Françoise HAREL and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Marie-Victor-François HAREL and Marie-Madeleine PESCHER

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

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, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). François-Robert died 16 May 1764 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). François-Robert was the child of Pierre PICHÉ dit DUPRÉ and Anne-Françoise SYLVESTRE.

Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST died 24 June 1788 in Lachenaie, 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 Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST

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Françoise BLANCHET dite LAFOREST married

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

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) (b.25 December 1727, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1794, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique HUS 26 January 1762 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph PICHÉT dit DUPRÉ (b.abt. 1733, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Marie-Agathe BIBEAU 31 March 1761 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph PICHET dit DUPRÉ (b.3 August 1738, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 19 June 1817, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe BOUVIER 4 February 1765 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Josephte PICHET dite DUPRÉ (b.1 September 1740, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1827, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Louis DUMAS 2 February 1761 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Geneviève PICHET dite DUPRÉ (b.27 October 1743, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 10 May 1806, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE 11 February 1765 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1706 Birth
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, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Louis DUMAS

1761 Marriage of Child
Joseph PICHÉT dit DUPRÉ married 31 March 1761 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Agathe BIBEAU

1762 Marriage of Child
François PICHET (PICHE) married 26 January 1762, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) 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, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Josephe BOUVIER

1765 Marriage of Child
Geneviève PICHET dite DUPRÉ married 11 February 1765, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) 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.