Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born

abt. 1733 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

2 May 1789 , Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

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Born: abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Father

Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Mother

Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE

Grandparents of Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Paternal grandparents

Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre PIETTE (PIET) dit TREMPE Marie-Jacqueline HAREL

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

Marie-Anne married Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE 17 January 1757 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE was born 16 November 1732 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . Nicolas was the child of Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIER.

Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 2 May 1789 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married

Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE
Marriage date: 17 January 1757
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE was the child of Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIER

Children of Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 20 February 1846, Maskinongé, Canada East

Married: Angélique MARCHAND 13 January 1783 Place: Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

Born: 14 March 1770, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexis PETIT dit BRUNEAU 20 February 1786 Place: Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE

Born: 15 October 1782, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephe DENIS 13 April 1807 Place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Anne's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE 17 January 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE was born 14 March 1770, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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.

1782 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE was born 15 October 1782, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

1783 Marriage of Child
François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE married 13 January 1783 , Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada to Angélique MARCHAND

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE married 20 February 1786, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada to Alexis PETIT dit BRUNEAU