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Claude FOURNIER dit ST-ESPRIT was born abt. 1733 in France
Claude FOURNIER dit ST-ESPRIT was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Claude married Marie-Anne BESSETTE 30 June 1772 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne BESSETTE was born 30 July 1747 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne was the child of Guillaume BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marguerite PAQUET dite LARIVIERE.
Claude FOURNIER dit ST-ESPRIT died 12 September 1794 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
son of Claude-Joseph Fournier and Marie Vetrine
Details of the family tree of Claude appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Claude FOURNIER dit ST-ESPRIT
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Marie-Anne BESSETTE-- Date: 30 June 1772 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne BESSETTE was the child of Guillaume BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marguerite PAQUET dite LARIVIERE
Children of Claude FOURNIER dit ST-ESPRIT and Marie-Anne BESSETTE:
Charlotte FOURNIER (b.26 June 1778, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 October 1815, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Louis MAGNY 21 September 1795 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
Marie-Anne BESSETTE-- Date: 30 June 1772 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Anne BESSETTE was the child of Guillaume BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marguerite PAQUET dite LARIVIERE
Children of Claude FOURNIER dit ST-ESPRIT and Marie-Anne BESSETTE:
Charlotte FOURNIER (b.26 June 1778, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 October 1815, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)m. Louis MAGNY 21 September 1795 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
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1772 Marriage / PartnerClaude FOURNIER dit ST-ESPRIT and Marie-Anne BESSETTE 30 June 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
1778 Birth of ChildCharlotte FOURNIER was born 26 June 1778, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1794 Death 12 September 1794
Chambly, Lower Canada
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