François HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE)

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20 October 1725 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

6 April 1794 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE)Geneviève GENEREUX

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Born: 20 October 1725 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE)

Mother: Geneviève GENEREUX

Paternal grandparents: Pierre HUNEAULT (ENAUD, HÉNAULT) dit CANADA , Marie-Anne RATEL

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GENEREUX , Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

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François married Charlotte-Amable HUBERDEAU dite LAFRANCE 22 August 1757 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . Charlotte-Amable HUBERDEAU dite LAFRANCE was born 12 March 1730 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charlotte-Amable was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUBERDEAU dit LAFRANCE and Charlotte-Gertrude ROULEAU dite LAFLEUR.

François HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) died 6 April 1794 in Berthierville, 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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François HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) married

Charlotte-Amable HUBERDEAU dite LAFRANCE
Marriage date: 22 August 1757
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Charlotte-Amable HUBERDEAU dite LAFRANCE was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUBERDEAU dit LAFRANCE and Charlotte-Gertrude ROULEAU dite LAFLEUR

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François Hénault Lafrenière 1759-

Antoine Hénault 1761-

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Birth — 1725
20 October 1725
Sorel, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage / Partner
François HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Charlotte-Amable HUBERDEAU dite LAFRANCE 22 August 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 31 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.

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.