Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR

Born

29 August 1683 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

8 July 1777 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR Jeanne-Léonarde GENEST

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Born: 29 August 1683 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR

Mother: Jeanne-Léonarde GENEST

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Pierre married Marie HUS 25 June 1711 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie HUS was born 31 August 1683 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie died 14 November 1760 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marie was the child of Paul HUS and Jeanne BAILLARGEON.

Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR died 8 July 1777 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, 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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Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR married

Marie HUS
Marriage date: 25 June 1711
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France

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Marie HUS was the child of Paul HUS and Jeanne BAILLARGEON

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Children of Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie HUS

Pierre LOISEAU dit CARDIN FRANCOEUR

Born: 24 March 1712, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 6 July 1798, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine-Charles PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) 2 June 1735 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jacques LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR

Born: 3 September 1713, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph LOISEAU

Born: 5 May 1715, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 17 May 1777, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Madeleine LUPIEN 23 November 1750 Place: Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Married: Cécile RATTÉ 17 October 1763 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU

Born: 16 February 1717, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 10 July 1806, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph DANDONNEAU 7 January 1738 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Antoine LOISEAU

Born: 26 November 1718, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 8 December 1718, Sorel, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR

Born: 13 February 1723, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1808, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Gervais-Marie RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE 7 January 1743 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR

Born: 21 December 1725, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 15 December 1764, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Ursule JUTRAS 7 January 1749 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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Birth — 1683
29 August 1683
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1711 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie HUS 25 June 1711, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 27 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Pierre LOISEAU dit CARDIN FRANCOEUR was born 24 March 1712, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Jacques LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR was born 3 September 1713, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Joseph LOISEAU was born 5 May 1715, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU was born 16 February 1717, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Antoine LOISEAU was born 26 November 1718, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR was born 13 February 1723, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR was born 21 December 1725, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 42 years old.

1735 Marriage of Child
Pierre LOISEAU dit CARDIN FRANCOEUR married 2 June 1735, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Madeleine-Charles PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

1738 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU married 7 January 1738 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Joseph DANDONNEAU

1743 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR married 7 January 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Gervais-Marie RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE

1749 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR married 7 January 1749, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Marie-Ursule JUTRAS

1750 Marriage of Child
Joseph LOISEAU married 23 November 1750, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Madeleine LUPIEN

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

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie HUS died 14 November 1760, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Joseph LOISEAU married 17 October 1763, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Cécile RATTÉ

1764 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR died 15 December 1764, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Pierre was 81 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.