Marie-Josephte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE

(b. 15 October 1746 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1815 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE was born 15 October 1746 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE was the child of Charles DUBOIS and Marie-Françoise HOUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS and Marie-Angélique BISSON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste HOUDE and Marie-Françoise DEMERS

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Marie-Josephte married Jean-François DAIGLE 17 February 1772 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-François DAIGLE was born 1 April 1750 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Jean-François died 30 April 1820 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Jean-François was the child of Joseph DAIGLE LALLEMAND and Marie-Geneviève BOUCHER.

Marie-Josephte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE died 29 August 1815 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower 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-Josephte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE married

Jean-François DAIGLE-- Date: 17 February 1772 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-François DAIGLE was the child of Joseph DAIGLE LALLEMAND and Marie-Geneviève BOUCHER

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1746 Birth
15 October 1746
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE and Jean-François DAIGLE 17 February 1772, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

She was 25 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.