Marie-Anne FOUCHER dite LAFOREST

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abt. 1673 , Québec Province, Canada

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15 November 1754 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Louis FOUCHER dit LAFOREST Helene D'AMOURS

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Born: abt. 1673 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Louis FOUCHER dit LAFOREST

Mother: Helene D'AMOURS

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Marie-Anne married Joseph SENÉCAL 24 November 1712 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph SENÉCAL was born 1 March 1681 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph died 17 November 1741 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph was the child of Jean SENÉCAL and Marguerite SENNE.

Marie-Anne FOUCHER dite LAFOREST died 15 November 1754 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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-Anne FOUCHER dite LAFOREST married

Joseph SENÉCAL
Marriage date: 24 November 1712
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Joseph SENÉCAL was the child of Jean SENÉCAL and Marguerite SENNE

Children of Joseph SENÉCAL and Marie-Anne FOUCHER dite LAFOREST

Josephe SENÉCAL

Born: 5 April 1719, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU 10 February 1744 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1712 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne FOUCHER dite LAFOREST and Joseph SENÉCAL 24 November 1712, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Birth of Child
Josephe SENÉCAL was born 5 April 1719, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph SENÉCAL died 17 November 1741, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1744 Marriage of Child
Josephe SENÉCAL married 10 February 1744 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU

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

Death — 1754
15 November 1754
Montréal, Canada, New France

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