Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE

Born

1 July 1723 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

5 January 1797 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE

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Born: 1 July 1723 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Parents of Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE

Father

Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

Mother

Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Grandparents of Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE

Paternal grandparents

Martin FOISY Madeleine BEAUDOIN

Maternal grandparents

Raymond VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ Marie-Charlotte CHARRON

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

Antoine married Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON 4 February 1754 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON was born 25 September 1734 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 17 May 1769 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Françoise-Louise VOLANT.

Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE died 5 January 1797 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .

m. Bourg Cecile
m. Doucet Madeleine
m. Duhamel Marguerite

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE

Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE married

Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON
Marriage date: 4 February 1754
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON was the child of Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Françoise-Louise VOLANT

Children of Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE and Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

Antoine FOISY

Born: 13 October 1760, L'Assomption, Canada
Died: 17 November 1841, L'Assomption, Canada East

Married: Marie-Claire MIVILLE 5 November 1781 Place: Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, 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 — 1723
1 July 1723
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE and Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON 4 February 1754, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 30 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Antoine FOISY was born 13 October 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Antoine was 37 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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON died 17 May 1769, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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.