Marie-Elisabeth FAYE dite LAFAYETTE

Born

11 July 1695 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

5 July 1776 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth married Pierre COSME (ST-COME) 22 November 1717 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre COSME (ST-COME) was born abt. 1695 in Belgium.

Parents & Family of Marie-Elisabeth FAYE dite LAFAYETTE

Parents of Marie-Elisabeth FAYE dite LAFAYETTE

Father

Mathieu FAYE dit LAFAYETTE (FAILLE)

Mother

Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU

Grandparents of Marie-Elisabeth FAYE dite LAFAYETTE

Paternal grandparents

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Elisabeth FAYE dite LAFAYETTE

Marie-Elisabeth FAYE dite LAFAYETTE married

Pierre COSME (ST-COME)
Marriage date: 22 November 1717
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France

Children of Pierre COSME (ST-COME) and Marie-Elisabeth FAYE dite LAFAYETTE

Pierre COSME

Born: abt. 1717, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Elisabeth'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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Birth — 1695
11 July 1695
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Elisabeth FAYE dite LAFAYETTE and Pierre COSME (ST-COME) 22 November 1717, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 22 years old.

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

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

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.