Marguerite VANASSE dite BASTIEN

(b. 19 January 1730 , Maskinongé, Canada, New France d. 21 April 1801 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite VANASSE dite BASTIEN was born 19 January 1730 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France

Marguerite VANASSE dite BASTIEN was the child of Sebastien VANASSE and Marie-Suzanne BARON dite LUPIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Noel VANASSE and Jeanne FOURRIER (maternal) Nicolas BARON dit LUPIEN and Marie-Marthe CHAUVIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married Alexis BRISARD (BRIZARD) 23 August 1751 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Alexis BRISARD (BRIZARD) was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Alexis was the child of Jean BRISARD (BRISSARD) dit SAINT-GERMAIN and Marie-Anne GERLAISE.

Marguerite VANASSE dite BASTIEN died 21 April 1801 in Maskinongé, Lower 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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Marguerite VANASSE dite BASTIEN married

Alexis BRISARD (BRIZARD)-- Date: 23 August 1751 Place: Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Alexis BRISARD (BRIZARD) was the child of Jean BRISARD (BRISSARD) dit SAINT-GERMAIN and Marie-Anne GERLAISE

Children of Alexis BRISARD (BRIZARD) and Marguerite VANASSE dite BASTIEN:

Alexis BRISARD dit ST-GERMAIN (b.9 June 1752, Maskinongé, Canada, New France d. 10 June 1817, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

Gabriel BRISARD dit ST-GERMAIN (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 September 1837, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Pierre BRISARD dit ST-GERMAIN (b.28 December 1759, Maskinongé, Canada, New France d. 5 August 1834, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

Marguerite BRISARD dite ST-GERMAIN (b.31 January 1764, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 December 1794, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre LANDRY 3 November 1789 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Clemence BRISARD dite ST-GERMAIN (b.abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 June 1824, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis SEVIGNY 27 January 1794 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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1730 Birth
19 January 1730
Maskinongé, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite VANASSE dite BASTIEN and Alexis BRISARD (BRIZARD) 23 August 1751 , Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

She was 21 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Alexis BRISARD dit ST-GERMAIN was born 9 June 1752, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Pierre BRISARD dit ST-GERMAIN was born 28 December 1759, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Marguerite was 29 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marguerite BRISARD dite ST-GERMAIN was born 31 January 1764, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Marguerite was 34 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BRISARD dite ST-GERMAIN married 3 November 1789, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Pierre LANDRY

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Clemence BRISARD dite ST-GERMAIN married 27 January 1794, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Alexis SEVIGNY

1794 Death of Child
Marguerite BRISARD dite ST-GERMAIN died 11 December 1794, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Marguerite was 64 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death