Françoise BRISSON dite DUTILLY

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15 May 1731 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

15 September 1810 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada

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François-Michel BRISSON Marie-Geneviève PEPIN

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Born: 15 May 1731 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: François-Michel BRISSON

Mother: Marie-Geneviève PEPIN

Paternal grandparents: René BRISSON , Geneviève TETU (TESTU)

Maternal grandparents: Jean PEPIN , Jacqueline BILLY

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Françoise married Jean-Baptiste MORASSE (MORAS) 10 February 1766 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste MORASSE (MORAS) was born 27 December 1742 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Jean-Baptiste died 17 May 1810 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Claude MORASSE (MORAS) and Thérèse SAMSON.

Françoise BRISSON dite DUTILLY died 15 September 1810 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, 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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Françoise BRISSON dite DUTILLY married

Jean-Baptiste MORASSE (MORAS)
Marriage date: 10 February 1766
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean-Baptiste MORASSE (MORAS) was the child of Claude MORASSE (MORAS) and Thérèse SAMSON

Children of Jean-Baptiste MORASSE (MORAS) and Françoise BRISSON dite DUTILLY

Françoise MORASSE (MORAS)

Born: 26 November 1766, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 January 1849, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada East

Married: Eustache-Nicolas MAILLOT 25 February 1783 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Benjamin MORASSE

Born: 3 April 1772, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 April 1857, Batiscan, Canada East

Married: Marguerite BARIL 22 February 1802 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1731
15 May 1731
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Françoise BRISSON dite DUTILLY and Jean-Baptiste MORASSE (MORAS) 10 February 1766, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

She was 34 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Françoise MORASSE (MORAS) was born 26 November 1766, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 35 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Benjamin MORASSE was born 3 April 1772, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 40 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.