François DEGRE dit PRECOURT

(b. 13 June 1742 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )

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François DEGRE dit PRECOURT was born 13 June 1742 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

François DEGRE dit PRECOURT was the child of François DEGRAIS dit LANGEVIN and Catherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT and the grandchild of: (maternal) François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY

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François married Marie-Anne JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 10 October 1763 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne JARRET dite BEAUREGARD was born 9 November 1742 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Marie-Anne MEUNIER.

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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François DEGRE dit PRECOURT married

Marie-Anne JARRET dite BEAUREGARD-- Date: 10 October 1763 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne JARRET dite BEAUREGARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Marie-Anne MEUNIER

Children of François DEGRE dit PRECOURT and Marie-Anne JARRET dite BEAUREGARD:

Jean-Baptiste DEGRE dit PRECOURT (b.6 February 1768, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie CYR 24 October 1791 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1742 Birth
13 June 1742
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

1763 Marriage / Partner
François DEGRE dit PRECOURT and Marie-Anne JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 10 October 1763, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DEGRE dit PRECOURT was born 6 February 1768, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 25 years old.

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