François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS

(b. 6 October 1715 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1780 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was born 6 October 1715 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS was the child of François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Anne THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT) and Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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François married Marie-Anne PINEL dite LAFRANCE 22 November 1740 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne PINEL dite LAFRANCE was born 1 November 1720 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Anne died 9 November 1762 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Anne was the child of Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Anne OUELLET.

François married (2) Marie-Josephte DUBE 13 October 1766 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte DUBE was born 15 March 1713 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Josephte died 13 March 1798 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephte was the child of Mathurin DUBE and Marie-Anne MIVILLE.

François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS died 17 April 1780 in La Pocatière, 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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Family and Children of François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS

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François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS married

Marie-Anne PINEL dite LAFRANCE-- Date: 22 November 1740 Place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne PINEL dite LAFRANCE was the child of Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Anne OUELLET

Children of François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Anne PINEL dite LAFRANCE:

Marie-Anne-Josephe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS (b.18 May 1742, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1774, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Basile MORIN 22 November 1760 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS married

Marie-Josephte DUBE-- Date: 13 October 1766 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte DUBE was the child of Mathurin DUBE and Marie-Anne MIVILLE

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1715 Birth
6 October 1715
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Anne PINEL dite LAFRANCE 22 November 1740, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 25 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Josephe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was born 18 May 1742, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

François was 26 years old.

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne-Josephe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS married 22 November 1760, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Basile MORIN

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne PINEL dite LAFRANCE died 9 November 1762, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Josephte DUBE 13 October 1766, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 51 years old.

1774 Death of Child
Marie-Anne-Josephe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS died 20 April 1774, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

François was 58 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.