Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 1 September 1709 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 14 January 1750 , La Prairie, Canada, New France )

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Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was born 1 September 1709 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Denise LEMAITRE (maternal) Pierre ROY and Catherine DUCHARME

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Jean married Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) 12 January 1733 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) was born 26 November 1708 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne died 18 August 1784 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne was the child of Charles-Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Madeleine-Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE.

Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE died 14 January 1750 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .
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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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Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)-- Date: 12 January 1733 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) was the child of Charles-Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Madeleine-Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE

Children of Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU):

Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE (b.21 February 1734, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1814, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* )
m. Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX 12 May 1755 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Amable PERRAS (b.9 March 1743, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 4 April 1811, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne KELET 1768

Suzanne-Amable PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE (b.7 February 1745, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

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1709 Birth
1 September 1709
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) 12 January 1733, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was born 21 February 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 24 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable PERRAS was born 9 March 1743, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 33 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Suzanne-Amable PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was born 7 February 1745, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 35 years old.