Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE

(b. 8 May 1745 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1796 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE was born 8 May 1745 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE was the child of François-Marie FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER (maternal) Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Madeleine PINEAU dite LAPERLE

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

Marie-Françoise married Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE 2 February 1761 in Verchères, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE was born abt. 1726 in France. Pierre died 10 January 1810 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres).

Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE died 11 January 1796 in La Prairie, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE

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Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE married

Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE-- Date: 2 February 1761 Place: Verchères, Canada

Children of Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE:

Elisabeth LEGROS dite ST-PIERRE (b.10 September 1762, Verchères, Canada d. 5 December 1819, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Gabriel-François CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE 24 February 1800 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis GROS dit ST-PIERRE (b.25 September 1767, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Therese GUILLET 7 November 1791 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel LEGROS (b.18 September 1787, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Justine VERONNEAU 27 May 1816 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1745 Birth
8 May 1745
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise FOISY dite FRESNIÈRE and Pierre LEGROS dit ST-PIERRE 2 February 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 15 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LEGROS dite ST-PIERRE was born 10 September 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 17 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 Birth of Child
Louis GROS dit ST-PIERRE was born 25 September 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Michel LEGROS was born 18 September 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 42 years old.

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Louis GROS dit ST-PIERRE married 7 November 1791, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Therese GUILLET

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)