Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

(b. 8 March 1726 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 21 April 1812 , Boucherville, Lower Canada )

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Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was born 8 March 1726 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was the child of Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marguerite BOURDON and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Madeleine GUILLEMET (maternal) Jacques BOURDON and Marie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINE

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

Michel married Marguerite-Francoise DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) 5 May 1749 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite-Francoise DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) was born abt. 1729 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite-Francoise died 9 January 1790 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marguerite-Francoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) and Marie PRIMEAU.

Michel married (2) Josephte DURETTE 20 September 1791 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Josephte DURETTE was born 8 May 1740 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Josephte died 9 October 1813 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Josephte was the child of Charles DURETTE and Marie-Françoise GIRARD.

Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE died 21 April 1812 in Boucherville, 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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Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE married

Marguerite-Francoise DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)-- Date: 5 May 1749 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marguerite-Francoise DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) was the child of Jean-Baptiste DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) and Marie PRIMEAU

Children of Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marguerite-Francoise DAIGNEAU (DENIAU):

Apolline-Marguerite DARAGON dite LAFRANCE (b.2 September 1758, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 1 January 1812, Lacolle, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques BLAIN 23 November 1779 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE married

Josephte DURETTE-- Date: 20 September 1791 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Josephte DURETTE was the child of Charles DURETTE and Marie-Françoise GIRARD

Children of Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Josephte DURETTE:

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1726 Birth
8 March 1726
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marguerite-Francoise DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) 5 May 1749, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 23 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Apolline-Marguerite DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was born 2 September 1758, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Michel 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.

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Apolline-Marguerite DARAGON dite LAFRANCE married 23 November 1779, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jacques BLAIN

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite-Francoise DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) died 9 January 1790, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Josephte DURETTE 20 September 1791, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 65 years old.

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

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

1812 Death
21 April 1812
Boucherville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 86.

Added: 2/26/2018 3:57:02 PM - Updated: 5/13/2025 3:07:57 PM