Marie-Josephe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE

(b. 19 March 1737 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 27 December 1814 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE was born 19 March 1737 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE was the child of Antoine GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE and Marguerite-Françoise POYER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques POYER dit LAPINTADE and Marguerite DUBOIS

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Marie-Josephe married Andre MAILLOT 27 August 1754 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . Andre MAILLOT was born 15 November 1730 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Andre was the child of Jean MAILLOT and Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE.

Marie-Josephe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE died 27 December 1814 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Andre MAILLOT-- Date: 27 August 1754 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Andre MAILLOT was the child of Jean MAILLOT and Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE

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1737 Birth
19 March 1737
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE and Andre MAILLOT 27 August 1754, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 17 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.

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.