Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 14 April 1703 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1769 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was born 14 April 1703 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Claire RAUX (RAOUL) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine GUERARD (maternal) Alexander RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) and Marie DESROSIERS

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne MERCEREAU 19 January 1741 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne MERCEREAU was born 5 September 1720 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne died 22 July 1806 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre MERCEREAU and Marie-Louise GUILLEMOT dite LALANDE.

Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE died 12 April 1769 in Champlain, 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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Family and Children of Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE

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Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Anne MERCEREAU-- Date: 19 January 1741 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MERCEREAU was the child of Pierre MERCEREAU and Marie-Louise GUILLEMOT dite LALANDE

Children:

Josephte Dubord Lafontaine 1741-
Marie-Louise Dubord Fontaine 1744-
Geneviève Lafontaine Dubord
François-Marie Dubord Lafontaine 1764-

Children of Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne MERCEREAU:

Marie-Josephe DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE (b.9 December 1741, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 5 February 1815, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER 4 February 1765 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Louise DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE (b.20 December 1744, Champlain, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François CASAUBON dit DOSTALER 4 February 1765 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
m. Jean-Baptiste JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 15 January 1776 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE (b.7 June 1750, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 6 February 1839, Drummondville, Lower Canada )
m. Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER 20 October 1771 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François-Marie DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE (b.31 August 1764, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 March 1829, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine BOURDELAIS dite BREME 6 October 1788 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
m. Marie-Rose BEAUDRY 3 May 1813 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1703 Birth
14 April 1703
Champlain, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne MERCEREAU 19 January 1741, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 37 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 9 December 1741, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 20 December 1744, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 7 June 1750, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Joseph was 47 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
François-Marie DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was born 31 August 1764, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Joseph was 61 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE married 4 February 1765, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE married 4 February 1765, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to François CASAUBON dit DOSTALER