Françoise DESJARDINS dite ZACHARIE

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abt. 1729 , Québec Province, Canada

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12 March 1809 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

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Jacques-Zacharie DESJARDINS Marie-Anne PITON dite TOULOUSE

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Born: abt. 1729 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jacques-Zacharie DESJARDINS

Mother: Marie-Anne PITON dite TOULOUSE

Paternal grandparents: Claude DESJARDINS dit CHARBONNIER , Marguerite CARDILLON

Maternal grandparents: Simon-Dominique PITON dit TOULOUSE , Marie BARSA dite LAFLEUR

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Françoise married Guillaume NORMAND 29 October 1759 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . Guillaume NORMAND was born 3 March 1707 in France. Guillaume died 27 September 1766 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).

Françoise DESJARDINS dite ZACHARIE died 12 March 1809 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, 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 DESJARDINS dite ZACHARIE married

Guillaume NORMAND
Marriage date: 29 October 1759
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Françoise DESJARDINS dite ZACHARIE and Guillaume NORMAND 29 October 1759 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Guillaume NORMAND died 27 September 1766, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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.