Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

(b. 9 February 1729 , Maskinongé, Canada, New France d. 2 December 1757 , Berthierville, Canada, New France )

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Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE was born 9 February 1729 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France

Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE was the child of Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas VANASSE and Jeanne BERGERON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste POTHIER and Marie-Étiennette BEAUVAIS

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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS 14 April 1749 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS was born 26 December 1726 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jean-Baptiste died 2 February 1785 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS).

Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE died 2 December 1757 in Berthierville, Canada, New France .
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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 Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

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Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE married

Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS-- Date: 14 April 1749 Place: Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Children of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE:

Marie-Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE (b.5 May 1751, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph GENEREUX 4 August 1766 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste-Charles DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE (b.22 November 1752, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1837, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Marguerite LOISEAU dite FRANCOUER 8 February 1779 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE (b.20 May 1754, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 19 January 1823, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )
m. Prisque FERLAND 12 February 1770 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite DESROSIERS (b.18 February 1756, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1843, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT 13 January 1777 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1729 Birth
9 February 1729
Maskinongé, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE and Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS 14 April 1749 , Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

She was 20 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 5 May 1751, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Charles DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 22 November 1752, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite was 23 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 20 May 1754, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite was 25 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESROSIERS was born 18 February 1756, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite was 27 years old.