François
FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE
(b.
24 May 1757
,
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
d.
11 June 1844
,
Saint-Jérôme, Canada East
)
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François FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 24 May 1757 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France
François FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Jacques FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Madeleine VAILLANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (maternal) Pierre-René VAILLANT and Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Thérèse DUVIVIER 2 September 1783 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thérèse DUVIVIER was born 27 May 1766 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Thérèse was the child of François DUVIVIER and Josephte PAYET.
François FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE died 11 June 1844 in Saint-Jérôme, Canada East .
m. Therese Duvivier, 2 September 1783
L'Assomption, L'Assomption, Quebec
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
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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