François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT

(b. 20 November 1679 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. abt. 1760 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada )

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François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT was born 20 November 1679 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT was the child of François-Noel VANASSE and Jeanne FOURRIER

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

François married Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY 24 December 1708 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY was born 7 April 1690 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean LE FETTEY dit LAMONTAGNE and Suzanne RABOUIN.

François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT died abt. 1760 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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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Family and Children of François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT

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François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT married

Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY-- Date: 24 December 1708 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY was the child of Jean LE FETTEY dit LAMONTAGNE and Suzanne RABOUIN

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Children of François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY:

Marie-Anne VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT (b.abt. 1710, , Québec Province, Canada d. 28 July 1776, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph GIRARD 25 February 1732 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Jean-Baptiste VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT (b.May 1712, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marguerite BENOIT 19 November 1736 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT (b.22 April 1714, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1762, Trois-Rivières, Canada )
m. François DEGRAIS dit LANGEVIN 25 February 1737 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François-Xavier VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT (b.abt. 1716, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT (b.24 April 1720, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU 22 September 1749 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT (b.13 December 1722, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 14 February 1794, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS 22 February 1751 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
m. Marie-Anne LAMPRON dite LACHARITÉ 7 October 1765 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Louis VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT (b.6 August 1724, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 15 May 1785, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Therese LEMAY 20 June 1746 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Michel VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT (b.16 September 1726, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Therese LAMPRON dite DESFOSSES 10 February 1755 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Madeleine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT (b.6 April 1728, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François MANSEAU dit ROBIDAS 10 November 1749 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Françoise VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT (b.5 December 1729, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Maurice DERY 23 April 1759 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)
m. Charles LEFEBVRE dit BELISLE 9 September 1765 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
m. François-Marie DUBE January 1772 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Gabriel VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT (b.7 May 1732, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 4 October 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite AUBRY 10 October 1763 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
m. Catherine GAUTHIER 4 October 1773 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

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1679 Birth
20 November 1679
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

'Francois dit Precourt (1692-before 1764), married in 1718 to Marie-Josephte Le Fettey dit Lamontagne, a pioneer family from the Baie.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VI, Page 233

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

1708 Marriage / Partner
François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY 24 December 1708, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 29 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT was born May 1712, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 32 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Catherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was born 22 April 1714, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

François was 34 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1720 Birth of Child
Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT was born 24 April 1720, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 40 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Joseph VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT was born 13 December 1722, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

François was 43 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Louis VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT was born 6 August 1724, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

François was 44 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Michel VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT was born 16 September 1726, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

François was 46 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Madeleine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was born 6 April 1728, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

François was 48 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was born 5 December 1729, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

François was 50 years old.

1732 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT married 25 February 1732, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Joseph GIRARD

1732 Birth of Child
Gabriel VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT was born 7 May 1732, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 52 years old.

1736 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT married 19 November 1736, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marguerite BENOIT

1737 Marriage of Child
Catherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT married 25 February 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to François DEGRAIS dit LANGEVIN

1746 Marriage of Child
Louis VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT married 20 June 1746, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Therese LEMAY

1749 Marriage of Child
Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT married 22 September 1749, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

1749 Marriage of Child
Madeleine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT married 10 November 1749, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to François MANSEAU dit ROBIDAS

1751 Marriage of Child
Joseph VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT married 22 February 1751, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DÉSILETS

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Michel VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT married 10 February 1755, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Therese LAMPRON dite DESFOSSES

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT married 23 April 1759, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac) to Maurice DERY

Added: 4/4/2010 7:15:58 PM - Updated: 1/28/2015 10:17:16 AM