Marie-Desanges-Julie
SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
22 March 1773
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
20 August 1832
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
Am I Your Ancestor?
SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE was born 22 March 1773 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE was the child of André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT (maternal) Gabriel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) dit ST-JEAN and Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Desanges-Julie married Joseph NADEAU 16 September 1793 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph NADEAU was born 2 November 1762 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Joseph died 1 February 1844 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Joseph was the child of Louis NADEAU and Marie-Françoise CAZAULT.
Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE died 20 August 1832 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Desanges-Julie appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Find out more about Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE.
Sign In or
Join for FREE! to see the details!
Completely FREE. We will never ask for your credit card or personal information.
Unique Gift Ideas and Genealogy Resources From or Related to Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
