Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE

(b. 23 February 1705 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 10 June 1758 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was born 23 February 1705 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was the child of Claude MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Marie-Madeleine DUMOCHEL and the grandchild of: (maternal) Bernard DUMOCHEL dit LAROCHE and Jeanne JUIN

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

Joseph married Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER 15 January 1726 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER was born 22 January 1707 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Angelique died 12 November 1755 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Angelique was the child of Paul CHEVALIER and Agathe-Barbe CAMPEAU.

Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE died 10 June 1758 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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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Family and Children of Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE

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Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE married

Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER-- Date: 15 January 1726 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER was the child of Paul CHEVALIER and Agathe-Barbe CAMPEAU

Children of Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER:

Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE (b.22 November 1726, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Amable CADIEUX 17 January 1757 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Francois MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE (b.30 May 1728, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Josephte CORBEIL 29 January 1753 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Jacques MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE (b.28 January 1734, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 23 May 1808, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)

Madeleine MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE (b.20 January 1735, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Paul MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE (b.28 May 1736, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Claude-Amable MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE (b.18 September 1737, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Angelique MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE (b.5 January 1739, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 December 1825, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Marie CADIEUX 2 May 1763 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Marie-Charlotte MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE (b.6 May 1740, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

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1705 Birth
23 February 1705
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER 15 January 1726, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 20 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was born 22 November 1726, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 21 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Francois MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was born 30 May 1728, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Jacques MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was born 28 January 1734, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Joseph was 28 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Madeleine MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE was born 20 January 1735, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Joseph was 29 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Paul MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was born 28 May 1736, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Joseph was 31 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Claude-Amable MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was born 18 September 1737, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Joseph was 32 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Angelique MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE was born 5 January 1739, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE was born 6 May 1740, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 35 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Francois MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE married 29 January 1753, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Josephte CORBEIL

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER died 12 November 1755, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1757 Marriage of Child
Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE married 17 January 1757, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)* to Marie-Amable CADIEUX

1758 Death
10 June 1758
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 53.

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