Marie-Genevieve LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

(b. 7 February 1742 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 13 March 1808 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Genevieve LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was born 7 February 1742 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Marie-Genevieve LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR was the child of Joachim LECLERC and Catherine SOUCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS (maternal) Pierre SOUCY and Elisabeth-Ursule FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Genevieve married Louis CAZES 21 February 1762 in La Pocatière, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis CAZES was born abt. 1737 in Quercy, Guyenne, France. Louis died 5 December 1798 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).

Marie-Genevieve LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR died 13 March 1808 in La Pocatière, 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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Marie-Genevieve LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR married

Louis CAZES-- Date: 21 February 1762 Place: La Pocatière, Canada

Children of Louis CAZES and Marie-Genevieve LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR:

Jean-Baptiste CAZES (b.8 May 1764, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 March 1802, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Marie SASSEVILLE 16 January 1787 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Madeleine CAZES (b.1 February 1767, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 December 1787, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-François CARON 11 October 1784 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1742 Birth
7 February 1742
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR and Louis CAZES 21 February 1762, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 20 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CAZES was born 8 May 1764, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Genevieve was 22 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Madeleine CAZES was born 1 February 1767, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Genevieve was 25 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Madeleine CAZES married 11 October 1784, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Jean-François CARON

1787 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CAZES married 16 January 1787, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marie SASSEVILLE

1787 Death of Child
Madeleine CAZES died 21 December 1787, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Genevieve was 45 years old.

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

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

1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis CAZES died 5 December 1798, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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

1802 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste CAZES died 7 March 1802, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Genevieve was 60 years old.

1808 Death
13 March 1808
La Pocatière, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 66.

Added: 11/1/2024 5:47:49 PM - Updated: 9/2/2025 11:35:48 AM