Joseph PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 13 March 1714 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 23 May 1753 , Longueuil, Canada, New France )

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Joseph PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was born 13 March 1714 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Joseph 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):

Joseph married Suzanne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) 7 February 1752 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) was born 30 September 1712 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Suzanne was the child of Pierre DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marguerite ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE.

Joseph PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE died 23 May 1753 in Longueuil, 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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Joseph PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE married

Suzanne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)-- Date: 7 February 1752 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Suzanne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) was the child of Pierre DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marguerite ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Children of Joseph PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Suzanne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY):

Françoise-Amable LAFONTAINE (b.16 June 1752, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1831, Saint-Timothée, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Marie GENDRON 6 January 1769 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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1714 Birth
13 March 1714
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

1752 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Suzanne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) 7 February 1752, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 37 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Françoise-Amable LAFONTAINE was born 16 June 1752, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Joseph was 38 years old.