Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 25 March 1706 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 9 April 1754 , Varennes, Canada, New France )

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Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was born 25 March 1706 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Barbe-Marguerite CARTIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Paul CARTIER and Barbe BOYÈRE (BOYER)

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

Charles married Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT 8 March 1734 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT was born 13 May 1710 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne-Jeanne died 17 May 1758 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne-Jeanne was the child of Guillaume MAILLOT and Anne MASSÉ.

Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE died 9 April 1754 in Varennes, 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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Family and Children of Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

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Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT-- Date: 8 March 1734 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT was the child of Guillaume MAILLOT and Anne MASSÉ

Children of Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT:

André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE (b.29 December 1734, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) 26 January 1761 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Anne SURPRENANT (b.14 January 1738, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 6 February 1812, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE 11 August 1765 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Angélique SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE (b.abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louis FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE 3 November 1766 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Elisabeth SURPRENANT (b.29 May 1748, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 2 December 1810, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Louis ST-JEAN dit DELUBAC 5 July 1773 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Charlotte SURPRENANT (b.30 August 1750, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 7 December 1815, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Thomas FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE 12 October 1772 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1706 Birth
25 March 1706
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT 8 March 1734, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 27 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was born 29 December 1734, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charles was 28 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT was born 14 January 1738, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charles was 31 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Elisabeth SURPRENANT was born 29 May 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charles was 42 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte SURPRENANT was born 30 August 1750, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charles was 44 years old.

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