Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

(b. 22 August 1754 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1831 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )

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Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE was born 22 August 1754 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE was the child of Joseph-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marthe LEDOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER (maternal) Pierre LEDOUX and Madeleine CHARRON

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Antoine married Marie-Amable DESMARAIS 11 April 1774 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Amable DESMARAIS was born 22 May 1758 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Amable died 16 October 1776 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Amable was the child of Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS and Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC.

Antoine married (2) Josephte DESMARAIS 21 November 1778 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephte DESMARAIS was born 23 October 1758 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Josephte was the child of Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR.

Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE died 5 June 1831 in Marieville, Rouville, 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-Amable DESMARAIS-- Date: 11 April 1774 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Amable DESMARAIS was the child of Pierre-Paul DESMARAIS and Marie-Elisabeth LEDUC

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Antoine Foisy b. 03 Feb 1776 m. Marie-Therese Gingras

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Josephte DESMARAIS-- Date: 21 November 1778 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte DESMARAIS was the child of Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

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1754 Birth
22 August 1754
Verchères, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Amable DESMARAIS 11 April 1774, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 19 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.

1776 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Amable DESMARAIS died 16 October 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1778 Marriage / Partner
Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Josephte DESMARAIS 21 November 1778 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 24 years old.