Francois ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 1 March 1722 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 July 1792 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada )

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Francois ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE was born 1 March 1722 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Francois ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth GILBERT dite LAFRAMBOISE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean GILBERT dit LAFRAMBOISE and Elisabeth LANCELEUR

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

Francois married Jeanne QUEVILLON 21 April 1749 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne QUEVILLON was born 13 May 1731 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Jeanne died 12 March 1800 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Jeanne was the child of François QUEVILLON and Marie-Louise VILLERAY.

Francois ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE died 22 July 1792 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower 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 Francois ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE

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Francois ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE married

Jeanne QUEVILLON-- Date: 21 April 1749 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jeanne QUEVILLON was the child of François QUEVILLON and Marie-Louise VILLERAY

Children of Francois ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne QUEVILLON:

Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE (b.11 November 1754, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1837, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada)
m. Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR 14 October 1783 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1722 Birth
1 March 1722
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Francois ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne QUEVILLON 21 April 1749, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 27 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE was born 11 November 1754, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Francois was 32 years old.

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE married 14 October 1783, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada to Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada