François CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE

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29 January 1742 , Deschaillons, Canada, New France

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Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE

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Born: 29 January 1742 in Deschaillons, Canada, New France

Father: Louis CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE

Mother: Marie-Jeanne ROY dite PORTELANCE

Paternal grandparents: Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) , Marie-Marguerite RENAUD

Maternal grandparents: Joseph ROY dit PORTELANCE , Jeanne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

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François married Louise MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dite LABONTE abt. 1761 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louise MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dite LABONTE was born abt. 1745 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louise was the child of Joseph MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE and Marie-Françoise ROGNON dite LAROCHE.

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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François CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE married

Louise MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dite LABONTE
Marriage date: abt. 1761
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Louise MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dite LABONTE was the child of Joseph MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE and Marie-Françoise ROGNON dite LAROCHE

Children of François CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE and Louise MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dite LABONTE

Marie-Louise-Rose CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

Born: 25 April 1765, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 September 1832, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph CAILLÉ 10 January 1785 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Francoise CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE

Born: 4 December 1769, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 June 1809, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre PLANTE 16 February 1795 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE PORTELANCE

Born: abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste GRENIER 9 November 1801 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Basile CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE

Born: 12 February 1781, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 July 1812, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite-Agathe MANDEVILLE 7 January 1799 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1742
29 January 1742
Deschaillons, Canada, New France

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Rose CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE was born 25 April 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 23 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Francoise CHESNÉ dite LAGRAVE was born 4 December 1769, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 27 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Basile CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE was born 12 February 1781, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François was 39 years old.

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