Marie-Françoise
MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR
(b.
6 July 1739
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
d.
16 December 1789
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR was born 6 July 1739 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR was the child of Antoine MOREAU and Madeleine BRÛLÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Françoise-Angélique MÉLINE (maternal) Antoine BRÛLÉ dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Renée COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Françoise married Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE 24 January 1757 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE was born 26 June 1728 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Joseph-Jean-Baptiste died 4 June 1808 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Jean-Baptiste was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.
Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR died 16 December 1789 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Marie-Françoise appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR
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Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE-- Date: 24 January 1757 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES
Children of Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE and Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR:
Françoise SYLVESTRE (b.abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 May 1813, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. François SARRAZIN 14 September 1772 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE (b.10 December 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 October 1837, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Therese GREGOIRE 1 February 1790 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Josephte SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE (b.7 January 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 August 1806, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. François BIBEAU 16 February 1784 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Pierre SYLVESTRE (b.13 January 1775, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 June 1809, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Madeleine CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMP 28 July 1800 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE-- Date: 24 January 1757 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES
Children of Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE and Marie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR:
Françoise SYLVESTRE (b.abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 May 1813, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)m. François SARRAZIN 14 September 1772 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE (b.10 December 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 October 1837, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)m. Therese GREGOIRE 1 February 1790 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Josephte SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE (b.7 January 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 August 1806, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)m. François BIBEAU 16 February 1784 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Pierre SYLVESTRE (b.13 January 1775, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 June 1809, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)m. Madeleine CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMP 28 July 1800 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
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1739 Birth 6 July 1739
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
1757 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Françoise MOREAU dite FRANCOEUR and Joseph-Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE 24 January 1757, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
She was 17 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.1763 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE was born 10 December 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Marie-Françoise was 24 years old.
1766 Birth of ChildJosephte SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE was born 7 January 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Marie-Françoise was 26 years old.
1772 Marriage of ChildFrançoise SYLVESTRE married 14 September 1772, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to François SARRAZIN
1775 Birth of ChildPierre SYLVESTRE was born 13 January 1775, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Marie-Françoise was 35 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Marriage of ChildJosephte SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE married 16 February 1784, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to François BIBEAU
1789 Death 16 December 1789
Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 50.
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