Joseph-Marie FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE

(b. 7 November 1732 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 9 June 1809 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Marie FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 7 November 1732 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Martin FOISY and Madeleine BEAUDOIN (maternal) Raymond VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Charlotte CHARRON

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Joseph-Marie married Marie-Suzanne JUILLET 2 February 1767 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Suzanne JUILLET was born 9 May 1747 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Suzanne died 10 July 1788 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Suzanne was the child of Blaise JUILLET and Marie-Anne VAILLANT.

Joseph-Marie FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE died 9 June 1809 in L'Assomption, 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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Marie-Suzanne JUILLET-- Date: 2 February 1767 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Suzanne JUILLET was the child of Blaise JUILLET and Marie-Anne VAILLANT

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1732 Birth
7 November 1732
Saint-Sulpice, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Suzanne JUILLET 2 February 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 34 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.