François CORMIER dit PALETTE

(b. 9 October 1719 , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1780 , Margaree, Nova Scotia, Canada )

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François CORMIER dit PALETTE was born 9 October 1719 in Acadia, Canada

François CORMIER dit PALETTE was the child of Pierre CORMIER and Catherine Marie LEBLANC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas CORMIER and Marie Madeleine GIROUARD (maternal) Jacques LEBLANC and Catherine HÉBERT

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

François married Anne CHIASSON 2 July 1742 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Anne CHIASSON was born 27 July 1722 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Anne was the child of Jacques CHIASSON and Marie Josephe ARSENAULT.

François CORMIER dit PALETTE died abt. 1780 in Margaree, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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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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François CORMIER dit PALETTE married

Anne CHIASSON-- Date: 2 July 1742 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Anne CHIASSON was the child of Jacques CHIASSON and Marie Josephe ARSENAULT

Children of François CORMIER dit PALETTE and Anne CHIASSON:

Jean CORMIER (b.17 March 1747, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 29 July 1811, Havre-Aubert, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marie BOUDREAU 1775

Nicolas CORMIER (b.abt. 1748, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Anne ARSENAULT 1770

Guillaume CORMIER (b.abt. 1750, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. abt. 1818, Margaree, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Isabelle-Elisabeth BOUDREAU 1781

Francois CORMIER (b.abt. 1750, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. , )

Basile CORMIER (b.abt. 1752, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. , )

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1719 Birth
9 October 1719
Acadia, Canada

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1742 Marriage / Partner
François CORMIER dit PALETTE and Anne CHIASSON 2 July 1742, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

He was 22 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jean CORMIER was born 17 March 1747, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

François was 27 years old.

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.

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.