Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE

(b. 18 February 1752 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1787 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE was born 18 February 1752 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE was the child of François TROY dit LAFRANCHISE and Catherine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine-Etienne TROY and Geneviève HAYET (maternal) Jacques MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Geneviève PETIT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Anne DUMONT dite GUÉRET 27 June 1774 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne DUMONT dite GUÉRET was born abt. 1752 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUMONT dit GUÉRET and Marie-Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES.

Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE died 16 February 1787 in Chambly, 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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Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE married

Marie-Anne DUMONT dite GUÉRET-- Date: 27 June 1774 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Anne DUMONT dite GUÉRET was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUMONT dit GUÉRET and Marie-Geneviève MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Children of Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE and Marie-Anne DUMONT dite GUÉRET:

Marie-Anne TROY (TROIS) dite LAFRANCHISE (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Michel LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE 26 November 1798 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1752 Birth
18 February 1752
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

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
Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE and Marie-Anne DUMONT dite GUÉRET 27 June 1774 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 22 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.