Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE

Born

8 May 1745 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

11 January 1796 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE

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Born: 8 May 1745 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE

Father

François-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

Mother

Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Grandparents of Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE

Paternal grandparents

Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER

Maternal grandparents

Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ Marie-Madeleine PINEAU dite LAPERLE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Françoise married Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE 2 February 1761 in Verchères, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE was born abt. 1726 in France. Pierre died 10 January 1810 in Verchères, Lower Canada .

Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE died 11 January 1796 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE

Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE married

Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE
Marriage date: 2 February 1761
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada

Children of Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE

Elisabeth LEGROS dite ST-PIERRE

Born: 10 September 1762, Verchères, Canada
Died: 5 December 1819, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel-François CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE 24 February 1800 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

Louis GROS dit ST-PIERRE

Born: 25 September 1767, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Therese GUILLET 7 November 1791 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

Michel LEGROS

Born: 18 September 1787, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Justine VERONNEAU 27 May 1816 Place: Varennes, 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 — 1745
8 May 1745
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE and Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE 2 February 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 15 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LEGROS dite ST-PIERRE was born 10 September 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 17 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Louis GROS dit ST-PIERRE was born 25 September 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Michel LEGROS was born 18 September 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 42 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Louis GROS dit ST-PIERRE married 7 November 1791, Verchères, Lower Canada to Marie-Therese GUILLET

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