Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

(b. 17 February 1724 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 8 February 1792 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE was born 17 February 1724 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 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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Joseph-Marie married Marthe LEDOUX 24 October 1746 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marthe LEDOUX was born 1 March 1728 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marthe died 21 November 1815 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Marthe was the child of Pierre LEDOUX and Madeleine CHARRON.

Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE died 8 February 1792 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE married

Marthe LEDOUX-- Date: 24 October 1746 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marthe LEDOUX was the child of Pierre LEDOUX and Madeleine CHARRON

Children of Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marthe LEDOUX:

Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE (b.19 August 1747, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 11 June 1814, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne DANSEREAU 19 October 1767 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marthe FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE (b.28 November 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1790 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Antoine BOUSQUET 14 June 1773 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE (b.22 August 1754, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1831, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Amable DESMARAIS 11 April 1774 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Josephte DESMARAIS 21 November 1778 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE (b.30 December 1756, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre HAMEL 12 June 1777 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1724 Birth
17 February 1724
Verchères, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marthe LEDOUX 24 October 1746, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 22 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE was born 19 August 1747, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph-Marie was 23 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marthe FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 28 November 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph-Marie was 27 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE was born 22 August 1754, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph-Marie was 30 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE was born 30 December 1756, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph-Marie was 32 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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Joseph FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE married 19 October 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Anne DANSEREAU

1773 Marriage of Child
Marthe FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE married 14 June 1773 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Antoine BOUSQUET

1774 Marriage of Child
Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE married 11 April 1774, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Amable DESMARAIS

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marguerite FOISY dite LAFRENIERE married 12 June 1777, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Pierre HAMEL

1778 Marriage of Child
Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE married 21 November 1778 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Josephte DESMARAIS

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death of Child
Marthe FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE died 14 March 1790 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph-Marie was 66 years old.

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

1792 Death
8 February 1792
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 68.

Added: 3/8/2016 12:53:46 PM - Updated: 8/11/2022 11:31:21 AM