Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU

(b. 5 April 1753 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1814 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU was born 5 April 1753 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU was the child of Joseph DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Catherine PLANTE dite PATENAUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) René DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Marguerite FORCIER (maternal) Louis PLANTE and Angélique PATENAUDE

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

Catherine married Etienne VANASSE 17 January 1774 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne VANASSE was born 17 August 1753 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Etienne died 14 May 1827 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Etienne was the child of Joseph-Antoine VANASSE and Marguerite COUTURIER.

Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU died 23 April 1814 in Yamaska, 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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Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU married

Etienne VANASSE-- Date: 17 January 1774 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Etienne VANASSE was the child of Joseph-Antoine VANASSE and Marguerite COUTURIER

Children of Etienne VANASSE and Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU:

Francois-Regis VANASSE (b.23 May 1785, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 December 1852, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. Agathe FORCIER 24 April 1806 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1753 Birth
5 April 1753
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU and Etienne VANASSE 17 January 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 20 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.