Pierre
FOISY dit LAFRENIERE
(b.
7 October 1800
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
d.
12 May 1866
,
Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
)
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Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIERE was born 7 October 1800 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIERE was the child of Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Genevieve RACETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Madeleine VAILLANT (maternal) Charles RACETTE and Felicite GINGRASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marcelline CHAPUT 5 February 1822 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marcelline CHAPUT was born 4 July 1806 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marcelline died 25 August 1885 in Allumet Island, Ontario, Canada. Marcelline was the child of Bonaventure CHAPUT and Marie Louise Judithe (Julie) LIPPE.
Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIERE died 12 May 1866 in Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIERE
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Marcelline CHAPUT-- Date: 5 February 1822 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Marcelline CHAPUT was the child of Bonaventure CHAPUT and Marie Louise Judithe (Julie) LIPPE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIERE and Marcelline CHAPUT:
Pierre FOISY (b.22 July 1823, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada d. 18 November 1889, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada)
m. Justine POIRIER 10 September 1844 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Victoria-Louise FOISY (b.abt. 1833, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Emmanuel LARIVIERE 1847
Eugene-Urgele FOSIY (b.15 November 1836, L'Assomption, Lower Canada d. 30 December 1906, St Paul, Alberta, Canada)
m. Angele POIRIER 8 January 1855 in Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada (Allumette Island)
Philomene FOISY (b.1 April 1848, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada d. 23 June 1924, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada)
m. Charles LARIVIERE 26 October 1870
Marcelline CHAPUT-- Date: 5 February 1822 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada Marcelline CHAPUT was the child of Bonaventure CHAPUT and Marie Louise Judithe (Julie) LIPPE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIERE and Marcelline CHAPUT:
Pierre FOISY (b.22 July 1823, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada d. 18 November 1889, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada)m. Justine POIRIER 10 September 1844 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Victoria-Louise FOISY (b.abt. 1833, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Emmanuel LARIVIERE 1847
Eugene-Urgele FOSIY (b.15 November 1836, L'Assomption, Lower Canada d. 30 December 1906, St Paul, Alberta, Canada)m. Angele POIRIER 8 January 1855 in Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada (Allumette Island)
Philomene FOISY (b.1 April 1848, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada d. 23 June 1924, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada)m. Charles LARIVIERE 26 October 1870
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1800 Birth 7 October 1800
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
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
1822 Marriage / PartnerPierre FOISY dit LAFRENIERE and Marcelline CHAPUT 5 February 1822, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
He was 21 years old.
1823 Birth of ChildPierre FOISY was born 22 July 1823, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
Pierre was 22 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1836 Birth of ChildEugene-Urgele FOSIY was born 15 November 1836, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Pierre was 36 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Marriage of ChildPierre FOISY married 10 September 1844, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Justine POIRIER
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1848 Birth of ChildPhilomene FOISY was born 1 April 1848, Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
Pierre was 47 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1855 Marriage of ChildEugene-Urgele FOSIY married 8 January 1855, Chapeau, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Pontiac, Québec, Canada (Allumette Island) to Angele POIRIER
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1866 Death 12 May 1866
Allumette Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 65.
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