Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

(b. abt. 1733 , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 May 1789 , Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) (maternal) Pierre PIETTE (PIET) dit TREMPE and Marie-Jacqueline HAREL

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Marie-Anne married Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE 17 January 1757 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE was born 16 November 1732 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Nicolas was the child of Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIER.

Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 2 May 1789 in Maskinongé, 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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Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married

Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE-- Date: 17 January 1757 Place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE was the child of Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIER

Children of Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE:

François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 February 1846, Maskinongé, Canada East )
m. Angélique MARCHAND 13 January 1783 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Marie-Anne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE (b.14 March 1770, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Alexis PETIT dit BRUNEAU 20 February 1786 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Jean-Baptiste VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE (b.15 October 1782, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Josephe DENIS 13 April 1807 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE 17 January 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE was born 14 March 1770, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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.

1782 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE was born 15 October 1782, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

1783 Marriage of Child
François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE married 13 January 1783 , Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Angélique MARCHAND

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE married 20 February 1786, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Alexis PETIT dit BRUNEAU