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  (b. 1 July 1759 Berthierville, Canada, New France   d. 18 May 1777 Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Francois DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 1 July 1759 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Francois DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE   and   Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) (maternal)  Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Anne TOUTANT

Francois DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 18 May 1777 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Did You Know? 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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birth1759 Birth
1 July 1759
Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
death1777 Death
18 May 1777
Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He died at the age of 17.
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