Joseph-Marie
FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE
(b.
17 February 1724
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
d.
8 February 1792
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE was born 17 February 1724 in Verchères, Canada, New France
Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE was the child of Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Martin FOISY and Madeleine BEAUDOIN (maternal) Jacques LUSSIER and Catherine CLERICESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Marie married Marthe LEDOUX 24 October 1746 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marthe LEDOUX was born 1 March 1728 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marthe died 21 November 1815 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Marthe was the child of Pierre LEDOUX and Madeleine CHARRON.
Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE died 8 February 1792 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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