Am I Your Ancestor? GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE Family Genealogy
Jacques GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE was born
14 November 1662
in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
Jacques GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE
was the child of
Nicolas GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE
and
Marie-Marthe HUBERT
Jacques married (2) Marie-Madeleine TRUDEL
1 August 1712
in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
.
The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Madeleine TRUDEL
was born
30 May 1686
in
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada.
Marie-Madeleine died
8 September 1735
in
Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Marie-Madeleine was the child of Nicolas TRUDEL and Barbe LETARTRE (LETARTE).
Jacques GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE died
26 January 1728
in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Jacques appear below.
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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know?The Château Frontenac in Quebec City is the most photographed hotel in the world.
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)
1662 Birth 14 November 1662 Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1686 Marriage / Partner Jacques GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne CHARLAND dite FRANCOEUR 28 November 1686, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1689 Birth of Child Joseph-Jacques GENDRON was born 19 March 1689, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
1692 Birth of Child François GENDRON was born 22 April 1692, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
1693 Birth of Child Claude GENDRON was born 2 February 1693, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
1694 Birth of Child Anne GENDRON was born 4 November 1694, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
1699 Birth of Child Gabriel GENDRON was born 14 January 1699, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
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