Francoise BILLY dite ST-LOUIS

(b. abt. 1728 , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 June 1790 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francoise BILLY dite ST-LOUIS was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada

Francoise BILLY dite ST-LOUIS was the child of Guillaume BILLY dit ST-LOUIS and Marie-Madeleine NORMANDIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François BILLY (DUBILLY) and Catherine-Marguerite DELAMARCHE (DELAMARRE) (maternal) Daniel NORMANDIN and Marie-Louise HAYOT

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

Francoise married Antoine BERGERON 21 October 1754 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Antoine BERGERON was born 4 May 1729 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Antoine died 15 October 1770 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Antoine was the child of Pierre BERGERON and Marie-Madeleine GIGUERE.

Francoise BILLY dite ST-LOUIS died 19 June 1790 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Bergeron 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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Francoise BILLY dite ST-LOUIS married

Antoine BERGERON-- Date: 21 October 1754 Place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Antoine BERGERON was the child of Pierre BERGERON and Marie-Madeleine GIGUERE

Children of Antoine BERGERON and Francoise BILLY dite ST-LOUIS:

Antoine BERGERON (b.1 August 1755, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 18 August 1823, Louiseville, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste BERGERON (b.17 October 1759, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. , )

Madeleine BERGERON (b.25 March 1762, Louiseville, Canada d. , )

Francois BERGERON (b.3 February 1766, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 June 1804, Le Mans, France)

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Francoise BILLY dite ST-LOUIS and Antoine BERGERON 21 October 1754, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

1755 Birth of Child
Antoine BERGERON was born 1 August 1755, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

1759 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERGERON was born 17 October 1759, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

1762 Birth of Child
Madeleine BERGERON was born 25 March 1762, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Francois BERGERON was born 3 February 1766, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine BERGERON died 15 October 1770, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

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.