Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE

(b. 30 November 1724 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 December 1772 , Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE was born 30 November 1724 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE was the child of Joseph-Gerbert FOUCHER and Angelique CHAUSSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gervais-Francois FOUCHER and Élisabeth GERBERT (maternal) Pierre CHAUSSE and Marie-Madeleine SEL (DECELLES)

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Josephe married Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN 19 January 1750 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN was born 22 March 1726 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Jean-Baptiste died 4 January 1780 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse HÉNAULT.

Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE died 20 December 1772 in Les Cèdres, 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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Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE married

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN-- Date: 19 January 1750 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN was the child of Jean MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse HÉNAULT

Children of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE:

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN (b.28 April 1753, Les Cèdres, Canada, New France d. 26 May 1813, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Antoinette LEVAC 7 February 1774 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1724 Birth
30 November 1724
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE and Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN 19 January 1750, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN was born 28 April 1753, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Josephe was 28 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.