Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE

(b. 13 March 1748 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1800 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE was born 13 March 1748 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE was the child of Louis LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE and Suzanne HUBERT dite LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Clément LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Marguerite ROY (maternal) Jacques HUBERT dit LACROIX and Marie CARDINAL

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

Nicolas married Marie-Louise GUERIN 7 November 1774 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise GUERIN was born 11 October 1759 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Louise died 30 July 1823 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Louise ROBIDOUX.

Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE died 15 December 1800 in La Prairie, 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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Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE married

Marie-Louise GUERIN-- Date: 7 November 1774 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise GUERIN was the child of Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Louise ROBIDOUX

Children of Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Louise GUERIN:

François LERIGER dit LAPLANTE (b.20 February 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Hyacinthe DUPUIS 14 April 1806 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1748 Birth
13 March 1748
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Louise GUERIN 7 November 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 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.

1780 Birth of Child
François LERIGER dit LAPLANTE was born 20 February 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Nicolas was 31 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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