Elisabeth FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE

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19 November 1727 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

4 February 1797 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

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Born: 19 November 1727 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

Mother: Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Paternal grandparents: Martin FOISY , Madeleine BEAUDOIN

Maternal grandparents: Raymond VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ , Marie-Charlotte CHARRON

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Elisabeth married Louis BOISSEAU 15 November 1751 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis BOISSEAU was born 9 March 1728 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Louis died 19 November 1795 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Louis was the child of Vincent BOISSEAU dit BELLEVUE and Marie-Marguerite VOLANT.

Elisabeth FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE died 4 February 1797 in Verchères, 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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Elisabeth FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE married

Louis BOISSEAU
Marriage date: 15 November 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louis BOISSEAU was the child of Vincent BOISSEAU dit BELLEVUE and Marie-Marguerite VOLANT

Children of Louis BOISSEAU and Elisabeth FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE

Louis BOISSEAU (BOISSEAULT)

Born: 12 December 1754, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 4 January 1831, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Anasatsie DUPUIS (DUPUY) 17 January 1780 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Angelique BOISSEAU

Born: abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 September 1829, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine MOREAU dit DEJORDY 13 May 1793 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1727
19 November 1727
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE and Louis BOISSEAU 15 November 1751, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 24 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Louis BOISSEAU (BOISSEAULT) was born 12 December 1754, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Elisabeth was 27 years old.

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.

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Louis BOISSEAU (BOISSEAULT) married 17 January 1780 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Anasatsie DUPUIS (DUPUY)

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Angelique BOISSEAU married 13 May 1793, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Antoine MOREAU dit DEJORDY