Marie-Genevieve
LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR
Born
7 February 1742
,
La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died
13 March 1808
,
La Pocatière, Lower Canada
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Born: 7 February 1742 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Father:
Joachim LECLERC
Mother:
Catherine SOUCY
Paternal grandparents:
Jean LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR
, Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre SOUCY
, Elisabeth-Ursule FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Genevieve married Louis CAZES 21 February 1762 in La Pocatière, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis CAZES was born abt. 1737 in Quercy, Guyenne, France. Louis died 5 December 1798 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).
Marie-Genevieve LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR died 13 March 1808 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Spouse & Children of Marie-Genevieve LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR
Marie-Genevieve LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR married 
Louis CAZES
Marriage date: 21 February 1762
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada
Louis CAZESMarriage date: 21 February 1762
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada
Children of Louis CAZES and Marie-Genevieve LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR
Jean-Baptiste CAZESBorn: 8 May 1764, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 March 1802, La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Died: 7 March 1802, La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Married: Marie SASSEVILLE 16 January 1787 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
Madeleine CAZESBorn: 1 February 1767, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 December 1787, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 December 1787, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Jean-François CARON 11 October 1784 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
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Birth — 17427 February 1742
La Pocatière, Canada, New France
1762 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Genevieve LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR and Louis CAZES 21 February 1762, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
She was 20 years old.
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 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste CAZES was born 8 May 1764, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
Marie-Genevieve was 22 years old.
1767 Birth of ChildMadeleine CAZES was born 1 February 1767, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
Marie-Genevieve 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Marriage of ChildMadeleine CAZES married 11 October 1784, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Jean-François CARON
1787 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste CAZES married 16 January 1787, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marie SASSEVILLE
1787 Death of ChildMadeleine CAZES died 21 December 1787, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
Marie-Genevieve was 45 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1798 Death of Spouse/PartnerLouis CAZES died 5 December 1798, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
1802 Death of ChildJean-Baptiste CAZES died 7 March 1802, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
Marie-Genevieve was 60 years old.
Death — 180813 March 1808
La Pocatière, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 66.
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