François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE

(b. 24 February 1735 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 14 July 1784 , Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE was born 24 February 1735 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE was the child of François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Catherine MONDOU (MONDOUX) dite ST-PIERRE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Aubin MONDOU (MONDOUX) and Marie-Madeleine PROVENCHER

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François married Louise-Petronille BOULANGER dite ST-PIERRE 20 November 1756 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louise-Petronille BOULANGER dite ST-PIERRE was born 16 December 1736 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Louise-Petronille died 24 July 1822 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Louise-Petronille was the child of Jean-Pierre-Ignace BOULANGER and Elisabeth-Isabelle MOUET DE MORAS.

François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE died 14 July 1784 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE

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François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE married

Louise-Petronille BOULANGER dite ST-PIERRE-- Date: 20 November 1756 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Louise-Petronille BOULANGER dite ST-PIERRE was the child of Jean-Pierre-Ignace BOULANGER and Elisabeth-Isabelle MOUET DE MORAS

Children of François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Louise-Petronille BOULANGER dite ST-PIERRE:

Marie-Louise THOMAS dite TRANCHEMONTAGNE (b.22 November 1756, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1799, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Marie BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE 6 August 1781 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Francois THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE (b.18 May 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada d. 20 July 1821, Montebello, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne DENOMME 26 November 1798 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Alexis THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE (b.8 December 1764, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 November 1827, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Reine SYLVESTRE 2 February 1789 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Genevieve THOMAS dite TRANCHEMONTAGNE (b.abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 November 1858, Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East)
m. Pierre AYOTTE 7 March 1791 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1735 Birth
24 February 1735
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
François THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Louise-Petronille BOULANGER dite ST-PIERRE 20 November 1756 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 21 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise THOMAS dite TRANCHEMONTAGNE was born 22 November 1756, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

François was 21 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Joseph-Francois THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE was born 18 May 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

François was 26 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
Alexis THOMAS dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE was born 8 December 1764, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François was 29 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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise THOMAS dite TRANCHEMONTAGNE married 6 August 1781 , Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE