Michel LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE

(b. 29 October 1723 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )

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Michel LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE was born 29 October 1723 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Michel LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE was the child of Guillaume LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Catherine BOIVIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel BOIVIN and Françoise LORRAIN

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Michel married Marie-Anne-Catherine POITEVIN 9 April 1755 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne-Catherine POITEVIN was born 6 July 1736 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne-Catherine died 22 November 1774 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne-Catherine was the child of Jacques Christophe POITEVIN and Marie-Josepte VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE.

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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Michel LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE married

Marie-Anne-Catherine POITEVIN-- Date: 9 April 1755 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
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Marie-Anne-Catherine POITEVIN was the child of Jacques Christophe POITEVIN and Marie-Josepte VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE

Children of Michel LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Catherine POITEVIN:

Michel LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne TROY (TROIS) dite LAFRANCHISE 26 November 1798 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1723 Birth
29 October 1723
Chambly, Canada, New France

1755 Marriage / Partner
Michel LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Catherine POITEVIN 9 April 1755 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 31 years old.

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