Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES

(b. 7 November 1746 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. , )

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Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES was born 7 November 1746 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES was the child of Joseph LARUE dit DESPLAINES and Marie-Madeleine BOURGAULT LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne LARUE and Madeleine-Marie-Anne JUIN (maternal) Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE 11 February 1771 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE was born 4 March 1751 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Josephe died 23 April 1781 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Brigitte FORTIER.

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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Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES married

Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE-- Date: 11 February 1771 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE was the child of Pierre JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Brigitte FORTIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES and Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE:

Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES (b.abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Theotiste SENECAL 16 February 1810 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1746 Birth
7 November 1746
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1771 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES and Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE 11 February 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 24 years old.

Added: 8/1/2024 5:15:31 PM - Updated: 8/1/2024 5:17:39 PM