Francoise CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

(b. 4 December 1769 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 June 1809 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Francoise CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE was born 4 December 1769 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Francoise CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE was the child of François CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE and Louise MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dite LABONTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE and Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE (maternal) Joseph MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE and Marie-Françoise ROGNON dite LAROCHE

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

Francoise married Pierre PLANTE 16 February 1795 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre PLANTE was born 4 April 1757 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre died 17 January 1812 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre was the child of Pierre PLANTE and Marie-Amable LAFRAMBOISE.

Francoise CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE died 8 June 1809 in Sorel, 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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Family and Children of Francoise CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

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Francoise CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE married

Pierre PLANTE-- Date: 16 February 1795 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

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Pierre PLANTE was the child of Pierre PLANTE and Marie-Amable LAFRAMBOISE

Children of Pierre PLANTE and Francoise CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE:

Francois PLANTE (b.25 March 1797, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 1 October 1868, Beauharnois, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Louise GAUDRY 1826
m. Catherine BEAUDRY 21 August 1838

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1769 Birth
4 December 1769
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Francoise CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE and Pierre PLANTE 16 February 1795, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 25 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Francois PLANTE was born 25 March 1797, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Francoise was 27 years old.

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