Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE

(b. abt. 1726 , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 June 1803 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada

Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Guillaume LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Catherine BOIVIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel BOIVIN and Françoise LORRAIN

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Josephte-Jeanne married François DEMERS 19 February 1744 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
François DEMERS was born 5 March 1712 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François died 25 February 1775 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE.

Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE died 4 June 1803 in Chambly, 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 Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE

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Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE married

François DEMERS-- Date: 19 February 1744 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
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François DEMERS was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE

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Children of François DEMERS and Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE:

Josephte DEMERS (b.26 August 1745, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François POITEVIN 1 August 1768 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Euphronsine-Marie DEMERS (b.8 January 1747, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Pelagie-Marie DEMERS (b.29 May 1748, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 18 February 1813, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) 24 June 1765 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Amable DEMERS (b.4 January 1750, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1800, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne FAVREAU 18 November 1771 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie DEMERS dite CHENNEVILLE (b.16 May 1751, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste RÉGUINDEAU 10 January 1780 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Alexis DEMERS (b.12 August 1752, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Louise MEUNIER 6 February 1787 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Henri-Marie DEMERS (b.20 August 1754, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1812, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève BOILEAU 1 July 1776 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Therese DEMERS dite CHEFDEVILLE (b.2 March 1756, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 8 October 1817, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Amable LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 2 October 1775 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne DEMERS dite CHEDEVILLE (b.9 November 1757, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR 8 May 1780 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
m. Etienne DESAUTELS 22 September 1822 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Francois DEMERS dit CHEDVILLE (b.22 February 1763, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 April 1813, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise GUYON dite DION 19 August 1793 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1744 Marriage / Partner
Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE and François DEMERS 19 February 1744, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1745 Birth of Child
Josephte DEMERS was born 26 August 1745, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1747 Birth of Child
Euphronsine-Marie DEMERS was born 8 January 1747, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1748 Birth of Child
Pelagie-Marie DEMERS was born 29 May 1748, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph-Amable DEMERS was born 4 January 1750, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1751 Birth of Child
Marie DEMERS dite CHENNEVILLE was born 16 May 1751, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1752 Birth of Child
Alexis DEMERS was born 12 August 1752, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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

1754 Birth of Child
Henri-Marie DEMERS was born 20 August 1754, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1756 Birth of Child
Therese DEMERS dite CHEFDEVILLE was born 2 March 1756, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DEMERS dite CHEDEVILLE was born 9 November 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Francois DEMERS dit CHEDVILLE was born 22 February 1763, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1765 Marriage of Child
Pelagie-Marie DEMERS married 24 June 1765, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Pierre DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)

1768 Marriage of Child
Josephte DEMERS married 1 August 1768, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to François POITEVIN

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Amable DEMERS married 18 November 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Anne FAVREAU

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
François DEMERS died 25 February 1775, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1775 Marriage of Child
Therese DEMERS dite CHEFDEVILLE married 2 October 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Pierre-Amable LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Henri-Marie DEMERS married 1 July 1776, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Geneviève BOILEAU

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie DEMERS dite CHENNEVILLE married 10 January 1780, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean-Baptiste RÉGUINDEAU

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DEMERS dite CHEDEVILLE married 8 May 1780, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Alexis DEMERS married 6 February 1787, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Louise MEUNIER

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Francois DEMERS dit CHEDVILLE married 19 August 1793, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Louise GUYON dite DION

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Death of Child
Joseph-Amable DEMERS died 5 June 1800, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1803 Death
4 June 1803
Chambly, Lower Canada

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