Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE

(b. 29 October 1765 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 29 October 1765 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre 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 LANDREVILLE

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Pierre married Genevieve RACETTE 27 September 1796 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve RACETTE was born 1 November 1773 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Genevieve was the child of Charles RACETTE and Felicite GINGRAS.

m. Genevieve Racette, 27 September 1796
L'Assomption, Quebec

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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Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE married

Genevieve RACETTE-- Date: 27 September 1796 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Genevieve RACETTE was the child of Charles RACETTE and Felicite GINGRAS

Children of Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Genevieve RACETTE:

Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIERE (b.7 October 1800, L'Assomption, Lower Canada d. 12 May 1866, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marcelline CHAPUT 5 February 1822 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1765 Birth
29 October 1765
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

1796 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Genevieve RACETTE 27 September 1796, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 30 years old.

1800 Birth of Child
Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIERE was born 7 October 1800, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 34 years old.

Added: 6/1/2016 9:25:28 AM - Updated: 12/2/2020 2:31:52 PM