Antoine FOISY dit FRENIÈRE

(b. 16 April 1743 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1807 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Antoine FOISY dit FRENIÈRE was born 16 April 1743 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Antoine FOISY dit FRENIÈRE was the child of Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER (maternal) Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Barbe VILLEDIEU

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Antoine married Marie-Madeleine GALIPEAU 2 October 1769 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine GALIPEAU was born 4 March 1754 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 27 November 1772 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste GALIPEAU and Marie-Josephte LEDUC.

Antoine FOISY dit FRENIÈRE died 31 December 1807 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Madeleine GALIPEAU-- Date: 2 October 1769 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine GALIPEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste GALIPEAU and Marie-Josephte LEDUC

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1743 Birth
16 April 1743
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Antoine FOISY dit FRENIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine GALIPEAU 2 October 1769, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine GALIPEAU died 27 November 1772, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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.