Jean-Louis REGEAS dit LAPRADE

(b. 20 October 1741 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1794 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Louis REGEAS dit LAPRADE was born 20 October 1741 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Jean-Louis REGEAS dit LAPRADE was the child of Jacques REGEAS dit LAPRADE and Isabelle-Marie-Elisabeth BAILLARGEON dite BOCAGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis REGEAS and Marie-Anne GUIGNARD dite DALCOUR (DALCOURT) (maternal) Nicolas BAILLARGEON dit BOCAGE and Thérèse-Marguerite HAREL

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

Jean-Louis married Catherine DUVAL 21 June 1779 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Catherine DUVAL was born 15 April 1752 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Catherine died 7 May 1825 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Catherine was the child of Guillaume DUVAL and Françoise JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE.

Jean-Louis REGEAS dit LAPRADE died 9 March 1794 in Contrecœur, 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 Jean-Louis REGEAS dit LAPRADE

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Jean-Louis REGEAS dit LAPRADE married

Catherine DUVAL-- Date: 21 June 1779 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
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Catherine DUVAL was the child of Guillaume DUVAL and Françoise JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE

Children of Jean-Louis REGEAS dit LAPRADE and Catherine DUVAL:

Louis LAPRADE (b.31 May 1780, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Amable LAPRADE (b.30 August 1781, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Louis LAPRADE (b.15 August 1783, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Pierre LAPRADE (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 September 1865, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Catherine VANDAL 7 November 1808 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph LAPRADE (b.15 June 1788, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste LAPRADE (b.20 January 1791, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada d. , )

Augustin LAPRADE (b.12 October 1792, Verchères, Lower Canada d. , )

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1741 Birth
20 October 1741
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Louis REGEAS dit LAPRADE and Catherine DUVAL 21 June 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 37 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Louis LAPRADE was born 31 May 1780, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Jean-Louis was 38 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable LAPRADE was born 30 August 1781, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Louis was 39 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Louis LAPRADE was born 15 August 1783, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Louis was 41 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Joseph LAPRADE was born 15 June 1788, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Louis was 46 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAPRADE was born 20 January 1791, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Louis was 49 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Augustin LAPRADE was born 12 October 1792, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 51 years old.

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