André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 22 June 1716 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 29 June 1790 , Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada )

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André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE was born 22 June 1716 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

André 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):

André married Marie-Catherine LEBER 21 November 1740 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine LEBER was born 2 May 1717 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine died 11 March 1781 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine was the child of François LEBER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE.

André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE died 29 June 1790 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, 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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André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Catherine LEBER-- Date: 21 November 1740 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
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Marie-Catherine LEBER was the child of François LEBER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

Children of André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Catherine LEBER:

Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE (b.14 April 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1824, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Claude BISAILLON 11 November 1765 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste PERRAS (b.21 May 1752, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Elisabeth GERVAIS 9 October 1775 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1716 Birth
22 June 1716
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Catherine LEBER 21 November 1740, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was born 14 April 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

André was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAS was born 21 May 1752, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

André was 35 years old.

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

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE married 11 November 1765, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Claude BISAILLON

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAS married 9 October 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Elisabeth GERVAIS

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.

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine LEBER died 11 March 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death
29 June 1790
Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 74.

Added: 9/3/2015 2:33:19 PM - Updated: 7/14/2024 9:51:52 AM