Madeleine BISSONNET dite LEFRANCOIS

(b. 27 April 1726 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 8 April 1795 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine BISSONNET dite LEFRANCOIS was born 27 April 1726 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Madeleine BISSONNET dite LEFRANCOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRANCOIS (LEFRANCOIS) and Marie-Anne BRODEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LEFRANCOIS dit LEPAGE and Marie-Madeleine TOUSIGNANT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne MESSIER

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

Madeleine married Toussaint MASTA 22 February 1751 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Toussaint MASTA was born 20 June 1717 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Toussaint died 22 December 1789 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Toussaint was the child of Toussaint MASTA and Marie-Thérèse LECLERC.

Madeleine BISSONNET dite LEFRANCOIS died 8 April 1795 in Montréal, 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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Madeleine BISSONNET dite LEFRANCOIS married

Toussaint MASTA-- Date: 22 February 1751 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Toussaint MASTA was the child of Toussaint MASTA and Marie-Thérèse LECLERC

Children of Toussaint MASTA and Madeleine BISSONNET dite LEFRANCOIS:

Marie-Louise MASTA (b.20 September 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1842, Terrebonne, Canada East )

Charlotte MASTA (b.9 February 1764, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Pierre MASTA (b.10 May 1767, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1726 Birth
27 April 1726
Varennes, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine BISSONNET dite LEFRANCOIS and Toussaint MASTA 22 February 1751 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 24 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MASTA was born 20 September 1758, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Madeleine was 32 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Charlotte MASTA was born 9 February 1764, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Madeleine was 37 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Pierre MASTA was born 10 May 1767, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Madeleine was 41 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.