Françoise GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE

(b. 21 December 1729 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1762 , Chambly, Canada )

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Françoise GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE was born 21 December 1729 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Françoise GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE was the child of Antoine GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE and Marguerite-Françoise POYER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques POYER dit LAPINTADE and Marguerite DUBOIS

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Françoise married François BOUDIER (BOUTIER) 12 February 1748 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François BOUDIER (BOUTIER) was born 25 April 1723 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François died 14 May 1765 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). François was the child of François BOUDIER and Marie-Jeanne MEZERAY.

Françoise GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE died 30 April 1762 in Chambly, 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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Françoise GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE married

François BOUDIER (BOUTIER)-- Date: 12 February 1748 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
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François BOUDIER (BOUTIER) was the child of François BOUDIER and Marie-Jeanne MEZERAY

Children of François BOUDIER (BOUTIER) and Françoise GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE:

Françoise BOUDIER (BOUTIER) (b.19 May 1749, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 6 December 1792, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Noel-Francois BERTRAND dit BEAULIEU 23 September 1765 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François BOUDIER (BOUTIER) (b.25 October 1750, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Suzanne FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE 1 October 1792 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1729 Birth
21 December 1729
Chambly, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Françoise GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE and François BOUDIER (BOUTIER) 12 February 1748, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 18 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Françoise BOUDIER (BOUTIER) was born 19 May 1749, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Françoise was 19 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
François BOUDIER (BOUTIER) was born 25 October 1750, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Françoise was 20 years old.