François-Marie CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET

(b. 20 February 1755 , Saint-Constant, Canada, New France d. 30 November 1783 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François-Marie CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET was born 20 February 1755 in Saint-Constant, Canada, New France

François-Marie CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET was the child of Antoine CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Jeanne DUPUIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marie-Françoise BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY) (maternal) François DUPUIS and Jeanne ROUGIER

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

François-Marie married Marie-Anne BISSON 27 January 1777 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne BISSON was born 25 December 1760 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph BISSON and Marie-Louise-Amable RIEL.

François-Marie CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET died 30 November 1783 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, 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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François-Marie CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET married

Marie-Anne BISSON-- Date: 27 January 1777 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne BISSON was the child of Joseph BISSON and Marie-Louise-Amable RIEL

Children of François-Marie CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marie-Anne BISSON:

Marie-Anne CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET (b.15 February 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste BEAUDIN 26 November 1798 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1755 Birth
20 February 1755
Saint-Constant, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
François-Marie CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marie-Anne BISSON 27 January 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 21 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET was born 15 February 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Marie was 25 years old.