Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE

(b. abt. 1714 , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 November 1781 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada

Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Martin FOISY and Madeleine BEAUDOIN (maternal) Jacques LUSSIER and Catherine CLERICE

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Michel married Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 10 October 1735 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born abt. 1713 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 26 November 1788 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Barbe VILLEDIEU.

Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE died 8 November 1781 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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 Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE

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Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE married

Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)-- Date: 10 October 1735 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
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Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was the child of Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Barbe VILLEDIEU

Children of Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE):

Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE (b.6 June 1741, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1790, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Joseph LEDUC 12 October 1761 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Antoine FOISY dit FRENIÈRE (b.16 April 1743, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1807, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Madeleine GALIPEAU 2 October 1769 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE (b.10 April 1750, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 12 February 1830, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 29 September 1766 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 10 October 1735, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1741 Birth of Child
Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE was born 6 June 1741, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1743 Birth of Child
Antoine FOISY dit FRENIÈRE was born 16 April 1743, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 10 April 1750, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE married 12 October 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph LEDUC

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 of Child
Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE married 29 September 1766, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

1769 Marriage of Child
Antoine FOISY dit FRENIÈRE married 2 October 1769, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine GALIPEAU

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.