Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born

10 April 1750 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

12 February 1830 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Born: 10 April 1750 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE

Mother: Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Paternal grandparents: Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE , Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) , Marie-Barbe VILLEDIEU

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Marie-Louise married Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 29 September 1766 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 10 February 1746 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Louis died 10 December 1817 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Louis BRODEUR and Elisabeth ARCHAMBAULT.

Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE died 12 February 1830 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE married

Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE
Marriage date: 29 September 1766
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was the child of Louis BRODEUR and Elisabeth ARCHAMBAULT

Children of Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE

Louis-Benoni BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

Born: 5 August 1768, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 February 1810, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Rose BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS 10 October 1791 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Born: 17 February 1771, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 January 1810, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph PHANEUF 7 October 1793 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Born: 9 June 1775, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 February 1830, Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada

Married: Mathias PHANEUF 11 August 1794 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1750
10 April 1750
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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
Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE and Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 29 September 1766, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 16 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Louis-Benoni BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 5 August 1768, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise was 18 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was born 17 February 1771, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise was 20 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was born 9 June 1775, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise was 25 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Louis-Benoni BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE married 10 October 1791, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie Rose BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE married 7 October 1793, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph PHANEUF

1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE married 11 August 1794, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Mathias PHANEUF

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1810 Death of Child
Marie-Louise BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE died 23 January 1810, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise was 59 years old.

1810 Death of Child
Louis-Benoni BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE died 21 February 1810, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise was 59 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE died 10 December 1817, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

Death — 1830
12 February 1830
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 79.

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