François CORMIER dit PALETTE

Born

9 October 1719 , Acadia, Canada

Died

abt. 1780 , Margaree, Nova Scotia, Canada

Parents & Family of François CORMIER dit PALETTE

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Born: 9 October 1719 in Acadia, Canada

Parents of François CORMIER dit PALETTE

Father

Pierre CORMIER

Mother

Catherine Marie LEBLANC

Grandparents of François CORMIER dit PALETTE

Paternal grandparents

Thomas CORMIER Marie Madeleine GIROUARD

Maternal grandparents

Jacques LEBLANC Catherine HÉBERT

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

François married Anne CHIASSON 2 July 1742 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Anne CHIASSON was born 27 July 1722 in Acadia, Canada. Anne was the child of Jacques CHIASSON and Marie Josephe ARSENAULT.

François CORMIER dit PALETTE died abt. 1780 in Margaree, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François CORMIER dit PALETTE

François CORMIER dit PALETTE married

Anne CHIASSON
Marriage date: 2 July 1742
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Anne CHIASSON was the child of Jacques CHIASSON and Marie Josephe ARSENAULT

Children of François CORMIER dit PALETTE and Anne CHIASSON

Jean CORMIER

Born: 17 March 1747, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 29 July 1811, Havre-Aubert, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie BOUDREAU 1775

Nicolas CORMIER

Born: abt. 1748, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Anne ARSENAULT 1770

Guillaume CORMIER

Born: abt. 1750, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: abt. 1818, Margaree, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Isabelle-Elisabeth BOUDREAU 1781

Francois CORMIER

Born: abt. 1750, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: ,

Basile CORMIER

Born: abt. 1752, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François's Québec records.

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 — 1719
9 October 1719
Acadia, Canada

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
François CORMIER dit PALETTE and Anne CHIASSON 2 July 1742, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

He was 22 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jean CORMIER was born 17 March 1747, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

François was 27 years old.

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.

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.