Marie-Jeanne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

(b. abt. 1740 , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 September 1817 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Marie-Jeanne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE was born abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Jeanne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE was the child of Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas VANASSE and Jeanne BERGERON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste POTHIER and Marie-Étiennette BEAUVAIS

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

Marie-Jeanne married Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 2 February 1761 in Maskinongé, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born abt. 1738 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Antoine was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE.

Marie-Jeanne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE died 27 September 1817 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Jeanne appear below.

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)

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Marie-Jeanne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

[Hide/Show]

Marie-Jeanne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE married

Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE-- Date: 2 February 1761 Place: Maskinongé, Canada
Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE

Children of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Jeanne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE:

Catherine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE (b.abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Prisque CASAUBON 27 July 1788 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE (b.14 January 1767, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 March 1816, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne DUPUIS 24 October 1796 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Marie-Angelique DESROSIERS (b.22 November 1768, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE 8 January 1787 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Marie-Jeanne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Marie-Jeanne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE: Events, Photos & Historical Records

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Jeanne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE and Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 2 February 1761, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 14 January 1767, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique DESROSIERS was born 22 November 1768, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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)

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique DESROSIERS married 8 January 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE

1788 Marriage of Child
Catherine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 27 July 1788, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Prisque CASAUBON

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 24 October 1796 , Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Marie-Anne DUPUIS

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

1816 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 5 March 1816, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1817 Death
27 September 1817
Montréal, Lower Canada