Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS

(b. 2 September 1727 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1790 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS was born 2 September 1727 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRANCOIS (LEFRANCOIS) and Catherine BARABÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LEFRANCOIS dit LEPAGE and Marie-Madeleine TOUSIGNANT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BARABÉ and Thérèse BOUVIER

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

Catherine married François MILLET 10 February 1755 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François MILLET was born 16 January 1733 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François was the child of Francois MILLET and Catherine-Genevieve LEDUC.

Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS died 22 March 1790 in Varennes, 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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Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS married

François MILLET-- Date: 10 February 1755 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
François MILLET was the child of Francois MILLET and Catherine-Genevieve LEDUC

Children of François MILLET and Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS:

Marie-Josephe MILLET (b.22 June 1760, Montréal, Canada d. 21 February 1837, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU 15 January 1775 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1727 Birth
2 September 1727
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LEPAGE dite FRANCOIS and François MILLET 10 February 1755, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 27 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe MILLET was born 22 June 1760, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Catherine was 32 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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe MILLET married 15 January 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

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.