Therese BRISSON dite DUTILLY

(b. 15 July 1744 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France d. 1 March 1834 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Therese BRISSON dite DUTILLY was born 15 July 1744 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France

Therese BRISSON dite DUTILLY was the child of François-Michel BRISSON and Marie-Geneviève PEPIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) René BRISSON and Geneviève TETU (TESTU) (maternal) Jean PEPIN and Jacqueline BILLY

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

Therese married François ROY dit MAZERET 4 July 1763 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François ROY dit MAZERET was born abt. 1744 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). François died 8 August 1824 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). François was the child of François ROY dit LALIBERTÉ-MAZERET and Marguerite BUGEAUD.

Therese BRISSON dite DUTILLY died 1 March 1834 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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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Therese BRISSON dite DUTILLY married

François ROY dit MAZERET-- Date: 4 July 1763 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
François ROY dit MAZERET was the child of François ROY dit LALIBERTÉ-MAZERET and Marguerite BUGEAUD

Children of François ROY dit MAZERET and Therese BRISSON dite DUTILLY:

Pierre ROY dit MAZERET (b.19 May 1775, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Angele MAILLOT 24 November 1801 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1744 Birth
15 July 1744
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Therese BRISSON dite DUTILLY and François ROY dit MAZERET 4 July 1763, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Pierre ROY dit MAZERET was born 19 May 1775, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Therese was 30 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)

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)

1801 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROY dit MAZERET married 24 November 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Angele MAILLOT

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Death of Spouse/Partner
François ROY dit MAZERET died 8 August 1824, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Death
1 March 1834
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 89.

Added: 2/29/2020 12:45:19 PM - Updated: 2/29/2020 12:46:30 PM