Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE

(b. 7 September 1764 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 May 1816 , Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE was born 7 September 1764 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTAUT and Marie-Anne BRIGNON (BRUNION) dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques COUTAUT (COUSTEAU) and Louise PICHARD dite FORTIN (maternal) Jacques BRIGNON (BRUNION) dit LAPIERRE and Marie FAYE

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

Marie-Anne married Basile Pierre NADEAU February 11, 1786 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Basile Pierre NADEAU was born 1 April 1754 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Basile Pierre died 11 July 1841 in Champlain, New York, USA. Basile Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Marie-Marthe FOURNIER.

Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE died 14 May 1816 in Nicolet, 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-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE married

Basile Pierre NADEAU-- Date: February 11, 1786 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Marriage Record for St. Francois du Lac

Basile Pierre NADEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Marie-Marthe FOURNIER

Children of Basile Pierre NADEAU and Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE:

Francois Joseph NADEAU (b.14 November 1805, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada d. abt. 1872, Mooers, New York, USA)
m. Helene PAQUETTE dite LAVALLEE November 21, 1826 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

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1764 Birth
7 September 1764
Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne COUTANT dite LAFRANCHISE and Basile Pierre NADEAU February 11, 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Birth of Child
Francois Joseph NADEAU was born 14 November 1805, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 41 years old.