Therese-Elisabeth DESORCY dite LINCOURT

(b. 22 April 1738 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1805 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )

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Therese-Elisabeth DESORCY dite LINCOURT was born 22 April 1738 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Therese-Elisabeth DESORCY dite LINCOURT was the child of Jean-Baptiste DÉSORCY dit LINCOUR and Antoinette DESMARAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DÉSORCY and Marie-Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER) (maternal) Paul DESMARAIS dit MARET (MARAIS) and Marie-Thérèse TETREAU (TETREAULT)

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Therese-Elisabeth married Antoine FAFARD 14 June 1773 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . Antoine FAFARD was born 16 January 1726 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Antoine died 10 April 1797 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Antoine was the child of Charles FAFARD dit JOINVILLE and Marie-Françoise LEMAITRE.

Therese-Elisabeth DESORCY dite LINCOURT died 6 September 1805 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada .

m. Fafard Antoine

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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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Therese-Elisabeth DESORCY dite LINCOURT married

Antoine FAFARD-- Date: 14 June 1773 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine FAFARD was the child of Charles FAFARD dit JOINVILLE and Marie-Françoise LEMAITRE

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1738 Birth
22 April 1738
Sorel, Canada, New France

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Therese-Elisabeth DESORCY dite LINCOURT and Antoine FAFARD 14 June 1773, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 35 years old.

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.