Joseph DANIAU dit LAPRISE

(b. 6 March 1719 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1779 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph DANIAU dit LAPRISE was born 6 March 1719 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Joseph DANIAU dit LAPRISE was the child of Jean DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Françoise GUILLEMET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Françoise RONDEAU (maternal) Nicolas GUILLEMET and Marie SEL (DECELLES)

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Joseph married Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE 10 April 1741 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE was born 6 June 1716 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph ALLAIRE and Madeleine BIDET.

Joseph DANIAU dit LAPRISE died 20 October 1779 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Joseph DANIAU dit LAPRISE married

Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE-- Date: 10 April 1741 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE was the child of Joseph ALLAIRE and Madeleine BIDET

Children of Joseph DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE:

Marie-Josette DANIAU dite LAPRISE (b.7 January 1743, La Durantaye, Canada, New France d. 15 July 1802, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre ARCHAMBAULT 4 October 1784 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. André FORGUES 15 January 1766 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
m. Archange GAUTHIER 26 January 1789 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1719 Birth
6 March 1719
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE 10 April 1741, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Josette DANIAU dite LAPRISE was born 7 January 1743, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 23 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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josette DANIAU dite LAPRISE married 15 January 1766, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to André FORGUES

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.