Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE

Born

18 February 1752 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

16 February 1787 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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François TROY dit LAFRANCHISE Catherine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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Born: 18 February 1752 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: François TROY dit LAFRANCHISE

Mother: Catherine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine-Etienne TROY , Geneviève HAYET

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE , Marie-Geneviève PETIT

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Joseph married Marie-Anne DUMONT dite GUÉRET 27 June 1774 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne DUMONT dite GUÉRET was born abt. 1752 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUMONT dit GUÉRET and Marie-Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES.

Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE died 16 February 1787 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE married

Marie-Anne DUMONT dite GUÉRET
Marriage date: 27 June 1774
Marriage place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Anne DUMONT dite GUÉRET was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUMONT dit GUÉRET and Marie-Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Children of Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE and Marie-Anne DUMONT dite GUÉRET

Marie-Anne TROY (TROIS) dite LAFRANCHISE

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE 26 November 1798 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1752
18 February 1752
Varennes, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE and Marie-Anne DUMONT dite GUÉRET 27 June 1774 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 22 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.