Marie-Anne SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

(b. 30 July 1764 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 August 1813 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was born 30 July 1764 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was the child of Augustin SIROIS and Marie-Anne BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Françoise ROY dite DESJARDINS (maternal) Pierre BOUCHER and Catherine GUÉRET dite DUMONT

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Marie-Anne married Joseph-Francois LAFORGE dit HUS 4 February 1788 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph-Francois LAFORGE dit HUS was born 15 January 1755 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Joseph-Francois died 23 April 1822 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Joseph-Francois was the child of Joseph HUS LAFORGE and Marie-Anne BRODIERE.

Marie-Anne SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS died 1 August 1813 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, 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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Marie-Anne SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS married

Joseph-Francois LAFORGE dit HUS-- Date: 4 February 1788 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Francois LAFORGE dit HUS was the child of Joseph HUS LAFORGE and Marie-Anne BRODIERE

Children of Joseph-Francois LAFORGE dit HUS and Marie-Anne SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS:

Modeste LAFORGE (b.13 April 1801, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada d. 15 November 1892, St-Modeste, Quebec, Canada)
m. Ignace PARADIS 30 October 1820 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Marguerite LAFORGE (b.18 February 1805, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Francois BOURGOIN 17 April 1826 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

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1764 Birth
30 July 1764
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS and Joseph-Francois LAFORGE dit HUS 4 February 1788, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 23 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Modeste LAFORGE was born 13 April 1801, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Marie-Anne was 36 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Marguerite LAFORGE was born 18 February 1805, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Marie-Anne was 40 years old.