Marie-Josephe
PETIT dite LAPRÉ
(b.
29 October 1727
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
18 January 1812
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ was born 29 October 1727 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ was the child of Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PETIT and Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (maternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) and Barbe RICHAUMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephe married Joseph FONTAINE 29 April 1748 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph FONTAINE was born 17 January 1726 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph died 21 June 1808 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU.
Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ died 18 January 1812 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Josephe appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ
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Joseph FONTAINE-- Date: 29 April 1748 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
See marriage record for Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ and Joseph FONTAINE
Joseph FONTAINE was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU
Children of Joseph FONTAINE and Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ:
Marie-Josephe FONTAINE (b.abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Paul LUSSIER 3 October 1763 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU (b.3 December 1752, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1837, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Amable CHAGNON 7 February 1774 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU (b.12 March 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME 28 April 1777 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU (b.1 April 1764, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine CHARRON 7 November 1785 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Joseph FONTAINE-- Date: 29 April 1748 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France See marriage record for Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ and Joseph FONTAINEJoseph FONTAINE was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU
Children of Joseph FONTAINE and Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ:
Marie-Josephe FONTAINE (b.abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Paul LUSSIER 3 October 1763 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU (b.3 December 1752, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1837, Verchères, Lower Canada )m. Marie-Amable CHAGNON 7 February 1774 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU (b.12 March 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )m. Joseph-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME 28 April 1777 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU (b.1 April 1764, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )m. Madeleine CHARRON 7 November 1785 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
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1727 Birth 29 October 1727
Boucherville, Canada, New France
1748 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ and Joseph FONTAINE 29 April 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
She was 20 years old.
1752 Birth of ChildJoseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 3 December 1752, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Josephe was 25 years old.
1758 Birth of ChildMadeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 12 March 1758, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Josephe was 30 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.1763 Marriage of ChildMarie-Josephe FONTAINE married 3 October 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Paul LUSSIER
1764 Birth of ChildFrançois FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 1 April 1764, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Marie-Josephe was 36 years old.
1774 Marriage of ChildJoseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married 7 February 1774, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Amable CHAGNON
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.1777 Marriage of ChildMadeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU married 28 April 1777, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Joseph-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Marriage of ChildFrançois FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married 7 November 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Madeleine CHARRON
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1808 Death of Spouse/PartnerJoseph FONTAINE died 21 June 1808, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1812 Death 18 January 1812
Varennes, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 84.
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