Josephte DAUNAIS dite LAFRENIERE

(b. 26 September 1742 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

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Josephte DAUNAIS dite LAFRENIERE was born 26 September 1742 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Josephte DAUNAIS dite LAFRENIERE was the child of Pierre-Charles DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marie BABIN dite LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marie ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE (maternal) Louis BABIN and Marie-Madeleine SICOTTE (SICOT)

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

Josephte married Jacques TAILLEFER 27 April 1761 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques TAILLEFER was born 20 November 1733 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Jacques died 29 December 1769 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Jacques was the child of Pierre TAILLEFER and Catherine GEOFFRION.

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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Josephte DAUNAIS dite LAFRENIERE married

Jacques TAILLEFER-- Date: 27 April 1761 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada
Jacques TAILLEFER was the child of Pierre TAILLEFER and Catherine GEOFFRION

Children of Jacques TAILLEFER and Josephte DAUNAIS dite LAFRENIERE:

Marie-Josephte TAILLEFER (b.4 March 1764, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Michel MATTE 13 September 1784 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

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1742 Birth
26 September 1742
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1761 Marriage / Partner
Josephte DAUNAIS dite LAFRENIERE and Jacques TAILLEFER 27 April 1761, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

She was 18 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte TAILLEFER was born 4 March 1764, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Josephte was 21 years old.

Added: 3/29/2020 9:04:42 AM - Updated: 4/21/2020 11:13:34 AM