Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

(b. 26 April 1721 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1786 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was born 26 April 1721 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was the child of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL and the grandchild of: (maternal) François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOT

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

Alexis married Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY 19 August 1748 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY was born 3 October 1726 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Josephte died 11 December 1780 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL.

Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE died 17 May 1786 in Saint-Ours, 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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Family and Children of Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

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Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE married

Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY-- Date: 19 August 1748 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY was the child of Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL

Children of Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY:

Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE (b.29 July 1753, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 10 December 1801, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Charles MAGNAN 14 October 1776 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE (b.8 December 1757, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1846, Saint-Jude, Canada East)
m. Josephte GATINEAU dite BRINDAMOUR 7 January 1782 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE (b.19 January 1759, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 2 September 1796, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Francois LANIEL dit DESROSIERS SOULANGE 29 October 1781 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1721 Birth
26 April 1721
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY 19 August 1748, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 27 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born 29 July 1753, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Alexis was 32 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was born 8 December 1757, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Alexis was 36 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born 19 January 1759, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Alexis was 37 years old.

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.

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
Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE married 14 October 1776, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Charles MAGNAN

1780 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY died 11 December 1780, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1781 Marriage of Child
Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE married 29 October 1781, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Francois LANIEL dit DESROSIERS SOULANGE

1782 Marriage of Child
Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE married 7 January 1782, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Josephte GATINEAU dite BRINDAMOUR

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death
17 May 1786
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 65.

Added: 9/9/2015 11:27:57 AM - Updated: 5/1/2020 1:42:59 PM