Catherine
VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT
(b.
22 April 1714
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
15 March 1762
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada
)
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Catherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was born 22 April 1714 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Catherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was the child of François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Noel VANASSE and Jeanne FOURRIER (maternal) Jean LE FETTEY dit LAMONTAGNE and Suzanne RABOUINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married François DEGRAIS dit LANGEVIN 25 February 1737 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François DEGRAIS dit LANGEVIN was born abt. 1697 in France. François died 17 August 1767 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).
Catherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT died 15 March 1762 in Trois-Rivières, Canada .
m. Degrais Francois
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Catherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT
[Hide/Show]Catherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT married 
François DEGRAIS dit LANGEVIN-- Date: 25 February 1737 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Children of François DEGRAIS dit LANGEVIN and Catherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT:
François DEGRE dit PRECOURT (b.13 June 1742, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 10 October 1763 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Marie-Antoinette DEGRAIS (b.11 June 1756, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 18 November 1827, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* )
m. Augustin BERTHIAUME 11 February 1793 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)
François DEGRAIS dit LANGEVIN-- Date: 25 February 1737 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France Children of François DEGRAIS dit LANGEVIN and Catherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT:
François DEGRE dit PRECOURT (b.13 June 1742, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )m. Marie-Anne JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 10 October 1763 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Marie-Antoinette DEGRAIS (b.11 June 1756, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 18 November 1827, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* )m. Augustin BERTHIAUME 11 February 1793 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)
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1714 Birth 22 April 1714
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1737 Marriage / PartnerCatherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT and François DEGRAIS dit LANGEVIN 25 February 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
She was 22 years old.
1742 Birth of ChildFrançois DEGRE dit PRECOURT was born 13 June 1742, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Catherine was 28 years old.
1756 Birth of ChildMarie-Antoinette DEGRAIS was born 11 June 1756, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
Catherine was 42 years old.
1762 Death 15 March 1762
Trois-Rivières, Canada
She died at the age of 47.
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