Françoise PINEL dite LAFRANCE

(b. 25 October 1729 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 17 November 1809 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Françoise PINEL dite LAFRANCE was born 25 October 1729 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Françoise PINEL dite LAFRANCE was the child of Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Anne OUELLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Xavier PINEL and Louise CONSTANTINEAU (maternal) Joseph-Abraham OUELLET and Françoise LIZOTTE

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Françoise married Charles-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE 12 September 1751 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charles-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was born 16 February 1728 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Charles-Joseph died 25 November 1815 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Charles-Joseph was the child of Charles-Alexandre MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Marie COUILLARD.

Françoise PINEL dite LAFRANCE died 17 November 1809 in 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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Family and Children of Françoise PINEL dite LAFRANCE

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Françoise PINEL dite LAFRANCE married

Charles-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE-- Date: 12 September 1751 Place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Charles-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was the child of Charles-Alexandre MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Marie COUILLARD

Children of Charles-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Françoise PINEL dite LAFRANCE:

André-Joseph BOISBRIAND dit LADURANTAYE (b.7 June 1755, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 19 October 1838, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Euphrosine PARADIS 5 July 1779 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Marie BOISBRIAND dit LADURANTAYE (b.19 July 1760, Kamouraska, Canada d. 12 March 1847, Kamouraska, Canada East )
m. Genevieve ST PIERRE 21 November 1791 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Julie BOISBRIAND dite LADURANTAYE (b.21 April 1765, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 June 1848, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East )
m. Henri EMOND 28 January 1788 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1729 Birth
25 October 1729
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Françoise PINEL dite LAFRANCE and Charles-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE 12 September 1751, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 21 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
André-Joseph BOISBRIAND dit LADURANTAYE was born 7 June 1755, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Françoise was 25 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie BOISBRIAND dit LADURANTAYE was born 19 July 1760, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Françoise was 30 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Julie BOISBRIAND dite LADURANTAYE was born 21 April 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Françoise was 35 years old.

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
André-Joseph BOISBRIAND dit LADURANTAYE married 5 July 1779, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Euphrosine PARADIS

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Julie BOISBRIAND dite LADURANTAYE married 28 January 1788, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Henri EMOND

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie BOISBRIAND dit LADURANTAYE married 21 November 1791, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Genevieve ST PIERRE

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)