François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE

(b. abt. 1734 , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 July 1804 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

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François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE was born abt. 1734 in Québec Province, Canada

François VANASSE dit 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):

François married Marie-Anne SICARD dite CARUFEL 1 May 1759 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne SICARD dite CARUFEL was born abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 17 October 1821 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL and Ursule FOUCAULT.

François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE died 23 July 1804 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE was a Agriculteur.

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 VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE

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François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE married

Marie-Anne SICARD dite CARUFEL-- Date: 1 May 1759 Place: Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne SICARD dite CARUFEL was the child of Joseph SICARD dit CARUFEL and Ursule FOUCAULT

Children of François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marie-Anne SICARD dite CARUFEL:

Madeleine VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE (b.14 March 1763, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 November 1817, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre VINCENT 16 April 1787 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Angélique VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE (b.31 December 1771, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 September 1832, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Simon VINCENT 16 April 1787 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marie-Anne SICARD dite CARUFEL 1 May 1759, 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Madeleine VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE was born 14 March 1763, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

1771 Birth of Child
Angélique VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE was born 31 December 1771, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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
Angélique VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE married 16 April 1787, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Simon VINCENT

1787 Marriage of Child
Madeleine VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE married 16 April 1787, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Pierre VINCENT

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

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

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