Pierre BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE

(b. 22 February 1742 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 9 September 1785 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE was born 22 February 1742 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Pierre BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE was the child of Joseph BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE and Louise-Angélique CIRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE and Anne LAMOUREUX (maternal) Martin CIRIER dit ARGENTEUIL and Marie-Anne BAUNE (BEAULNE)

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Pierre married Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FOISY 26 January 1767 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FOISY was born 9 January 1752 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle died 9 May 1833 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of François-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ.

Pierre BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE died 9 September 1785 in Verchères, 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 Pierre BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE

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Pierre BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE married

Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FOISY-- Date: 26 January 1767 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FOISY was the child of François-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Children of Pierre BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FOISY:

Élisabeth BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE (b.19 October 1767, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste LÉVEILLÉ 7 November 1785 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Apolline BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE (b.18 April 1769, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 October 1841, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Joseph-Melchior GUYON 23 July 1787 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre BACHAND (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Sophie GIBOULEAU 25 November 1799 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel BACHAND (b.11 June 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 September 1815, Verchères, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE (b.9 October 1774, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 September 1845, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )

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1742 Birth
22 February 1742
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FOISY 26 January 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 24 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Élisabeth BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE was born 19 October 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre was 25 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Apolline BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE was born 18 April 1769, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Michel BACHAND was born 11 June 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE was born 9 October 1774, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre was 32 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.