Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 30 August 1711 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 25 January 1795 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was born 30 August 1711 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Clement 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

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

Clement married Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY 3 November 1733 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY was born 26 January 1715 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Elisabeth died 10 August 1785 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Elisabeth was the child of Laurent SURPRENANT and Jeanne BEAUVAIS.

Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE died 25 January 1795 in Montréal, 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 Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE

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Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE married

Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY-- Date: 3 November 1733 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY was the child of Laurent SURPRENANT and Jeanne BEAUVAIS

Children of Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY:

Antoine PERRAS (b.6 July 1736, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA 7 January 1761 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite PERRAS (b.15 April 1739, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 10 January 1773, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre BOURASSA 7 January 1761 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Flavienne PERRAS (b.21 March 1742, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 29 June 1800, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BOUTHILLIER 1 February 1762 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste PERRAS (b.16 September 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Archange-Marie DUBUC 25 January 1768 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre PERRAS dit FONTAINE (b.abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Catherine CUSSON 1 February 1768 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1711 Birth
30 August 1711
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
Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY 3 November 1733, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 22 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Antoine PERRAS was born 6 July 1736, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Clement was 24 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marguerite PERRAS was born 15 April 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Clement was 27 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Flavienne PERRAS was born 21 March 1742, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Clement was 30 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAS was born 16 September 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Clement was 33 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Antoine PERRAS married 7 January 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA

1761 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PERRAS married 7 January 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre BOURASSA

1762 Marriage of Child
Flavienne PERRAS married 1 February 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph BOUTHILLIER

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAS married 25 January 1768, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Archange-Marie DUBUC

1768 Marriage of Child
Pierre PERRAS dit FONTAINE married 1 February 1768, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Catherine CUSSON

1773 Death of Child
Marguerite PERRAS died 10 January 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Clement was 61 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY died 10 August 1785, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

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

1795 Death
25 January 1795
Montréal, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 83.

Added: 9/3/2015 2:32:21 PM - Updated: 7/25/2025 5:15:36 PM