François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

(b. 1 April 1761 , Chambly, Canada d. 1 May 1828 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was born 1 April 1761 in Chambly, Canada

François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Amable CLAVEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marguerite BOURDON (maternal) Joseph CLAVEAU dit LANGEVIN and Marie MAILLOT dite LAROCHE

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

François married Elisabeth LAGÜE 5 July 1784 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth LAGÜE was born 22 March 1763 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Elisabeth died 28 August 1834 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Elisabeth was the child of Nicolas LAGÜE dit SANSCARTIER and Marie-Renee MENARD.

François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE died 1 May 1828 in Chambly, 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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François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE married

Elisabeth LAGÜE-- Date: 5 July 1784 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth LAGÜE was the child of Nicolas LAGÜE dit SANSCARTIER and Marie-Renee MENARD

Children of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Elisabeth LAGÜE:

Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON (b.29 April 1793, Chambly, Lower Canada d. 18 April 1864, Saint-Valentin, Canada East)
m. Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX 6 May 1822 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Elisabeth DARAGON (b.7 May 1795, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 15 December 1846, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East )
m. Luc BLANCHARD 24 October 1814 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1761 Birth
1 April 1761
Chambly, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage / Partner
François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Elisabeth LAGÜE 5 July 1784, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 23 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON was born 29 April 1793, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 32 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DARAGON was born 7 May 1795, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

François was 34 years old.

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth DARAGON married 24 October 1814, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Luc BLANCHARD

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON married 6 May 1822, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)