Jean-François DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE

(b. 28 April 1708 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1780 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-François DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE was born 28 April 1708 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Jean-François DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS and Marie-Angélique BISSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUBOIS and Anne GUILLAUME (maternal) Antoine BUISSON and Ursule TRUT

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Jean-François married Angélique BUSSIÈRE 20 November 1737 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Angélique BUSSIÈRE was born 13 July 1713 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Angélique died 3 January 1772 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Angélique was the child of Jean BUSSIERE and Ursule RONDEAU.

Jean-François DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE died 16 June 1780 in Québec, Province of Québec, 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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Jean-François DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE married

Angélique BUSSIÈRE-- Date: 20 November 1737 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Angélique BUSSIÈRE was the child of Jean BUSSIERE and Ursule RONDEAU

Children of Jean-François DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE and Angélique BUSSIÈRE:

Angélique DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE (b.29 January 1739, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. abt. 1739, )

Jean-François DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE (b.3 March 1740, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE (b.29 August 1742, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. , )

Angélique DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE (b.19 February 1745, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Marie GARAND 5 September 1763 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1708 Birth
28 April 1708
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE and Angélique BUSSIÈRE 20 November 1737, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Angélique DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE was born 29 January 1739, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Jean-François was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Jean-François DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE was born 3 March 1740, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Jean-François was 31 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE was born 29 August 1742, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Jean-François was 34 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Angélique DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE was born 19 February 1745, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Jean-François was 36 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Angélique DUBOIS dite LAFRANCE married 5 September 1763, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Marie GARAND

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique BUSSIÈRE died 3 January 1772, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.