Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE

(b. 21 June 1754 , Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1776 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE was born 21 June 1754 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Agathe PROVOST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne LESIEGE and Marie-Françoise BERGERON (maternal) Joseph-Francois PROVOST and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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

Agathe married Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER 19 February 1770 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER was born 21 September 1747 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Jean-Baptiste died 21 May 1780 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of François-Desales PELLETIER and Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE.

Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE died 23 February 1776 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Jean Baptiste Pelletier
19 February 1770
St-Sulpice de l'Assomption, Québec

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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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Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE married

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER-- Date: 19 February 1770 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER was the child of François-Desales PELLETIER and Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE

Children of Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER and Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE:

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER (b.12 December 1770, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 October 1815, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine PAQUIN 19 October 1801 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1754 Birth
21 June 1754
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE and Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER 19 February 1770, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 15 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER was born 12 December 1770, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Agathe was 16 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.