Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 11 September 1705 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 9 October 1777 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE was born 11 September 1705 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Marie HOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Madeleine BAILLY (maternal) Pierre HOTTE and Marie GIRARD

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

Joseph married Marie Françoise ROBERT 10 August 1728 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Françoise ROBERT was born 14 October 1711 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie Françoise died 5 June 1754 in Ogdensburg, New York, USA. Marie Françoise was the child of Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME.

Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE died 9 October 1777 in Chambly, Province of Québec, 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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Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie Françoise ROBERT-- Date: 10 August 1728 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Marie Françoise ROBERT was the child of Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME

Children of Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Marie Françoise ROBERT:

Jean-Baptiste VANIER (b.1 August 1731, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1799, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) 21 November 1757 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine VANIER (b.17 July 1735, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis LOYER 4 November 1760 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1705 Birth
11 September 1705
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1728 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Marie Françoise ROBERT 10 August 1728, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 22 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VANIER was born 1 August 1731, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine VANIER was born 17 July 1735, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 29 years old.

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

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Françoise ROBERT died 5 June 1754, Ogdensburg, New York, USA

1757 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste VANIER married 21 November 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine VANIER married 4 November 1760, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Louis LOYER

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.