Marie-Catherine CHEVIGNY dite DURAND

(b. 25 May 1721 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1788 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Catherine CHEVIGNY dite DURAND was born 25 May 1721 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine CHEVIGNY dite DURAND was the child of Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Charlotte LEMAIRE (LEMAITRE) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Claude-Louis LEMAIRE and Marie-Charlotte CHARRON

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Marie-Catherine married Claude FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 14 February 1752 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Claude FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE was born 21 February 1727 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Claude died 15 March 1808 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Claude was the child of Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER.

Marie-Catherine CHEVIGNY dite DURAND died 27 April 1788 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Foisy Claude

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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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Marie-Catherine CHEVIGNY dite DURAND married

Claude FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE-- Date: 14 February 1752 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Claude FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE was the child of Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER

Children of Claude FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Catherine CHEVIGNY dite DURAND:

Antoine FOISY (b.1 September 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1830, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR 15 May 1775 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1721 Birth
25 May 1721
Verchères, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine CHEVIGNY dite DURAND and Claude FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 14 February 1752, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 30 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Antoine FOISY was born 1 September 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Catherine was 32 years old.

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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Antoine FOISY married 15 May 1775, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marie-Josephe GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR

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.