Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE

(b. 30 December 1756 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )

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Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE was born 30 December 1756 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE was the child of Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marthe LEDOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER (maternal) Pierre LEDOUX and Madeleine CHARRON

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Marguerite married Pierre HAMEL 12 June 1777 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre HAMEL was born 15 July 1748 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Pierre died 26 January 1827 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Pierre was the child of Jean HAMEL and Catherine VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ.

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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Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE married

Pierre HAMEL-- Date: 12 June 1777 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Pierre HAMEL was the child of Jean HAMEL and Catherine VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Children of Pierre HAMEL and Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE:

Ursule HAMEL (b.abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 April 1818, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Christophe GIBOULOU dit LAFLEUR 11 February 1806 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean HAMEL (b.27 February 1792, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Victoire BEAUDRY 5 October 1812 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1756 Birth
30 December 1756
Verchères, Canada, New France

1777 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE and Pierre HAMEL 12 June 1777, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 20 years old.