Marie-Anne TOURNELLE dite FRANCOEUR

Born

25 May 1782 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

24 August 1844 , Trois-Rivières, Canada East

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Jacques TOURNELLE dit FRANCOEUR Francoise VEILLETTE

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Born: 25 May 1782 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jacques TOURNELLE dit FRANCOEUR

Mother: Francoise VEILLETTE

Maternal grandparents: Gervais-Marie VEILLETTE , Marie-Francoise MORAND

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Marie-Anne married Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON 26 January 1801 in Batiscan, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON was born 23 September 1747 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Augustin died 20 February 1830 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Augustin was the child of Michel MASSON and Marie-Madeleine DUMONT.

Marie-Anne TOURNELLE dite FRANCOEUR died 24 August 1844 in Trois-Rivières, Canada East .
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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-Anne TOURNELLE dite FRANCOEUR married

Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON
Marriage date: 26 January 1801
Marriage place: Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON was the child of Michel MASSON and Marie-Madeleine DUMONT

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Children of Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON and Marie-Anne TOURNELLE dite FRANCOEUR

Isaie-Francois-Xavier BERNARD

Born: 14 February 1802, Batiscan, Lower Canada
Died: 22 November 1858, Trois-Rivières, Canada East

Married: Elisabeth-Isabelle MCLEOD 15 February 1820 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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Birth — 1782
25 May 1782
La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne TOURNELLE dite FRANCOEUR and Augustin BERNARD dit MASSON 26 January 1801, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 18 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Isaie-Francois-Xavier BERNARD was born 14 February 1802, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Anne was 19 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Isaie-Francois-Xavier BERNARD married 15 February 1820, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Elisabeth-Isabelle MCLEOD

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)