Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

(b. 9 December 1723 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 8 July 1784 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was born 9 December 1723 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Joseph 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

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Joseph married Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE 4 August 1749 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE was born 4 July 1722 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Anne died 8 June 1769 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dit BELLEGARDE and Marie-Anne BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE.

Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE died 8 July 1784 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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Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE married

Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE-- Date: 4 August 1749 Place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE was the child of Pierre GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dit BELLEGARDE and Marie-Anne BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

Children of Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE:

Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE (b.16 July 1750, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 6 January 1841, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 24 February 1772 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1723 Birth
9 December 1723
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE 4 August 1749, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born 16 July 1750, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 26 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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE died 8 June 1769, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE married 24 February 1772, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE

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.