Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 16 August 1697 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1756 , La Prairie, Canada, New France )

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Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was born 16 August 1697 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne CUSSON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean CUSSON and Marie FOUBERT

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

Jacques married Marie-Anne SENECAL 29 January 1725 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne SENECAL was born 25 August 1704 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Anne died 19 January 1743 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT.

Jacques married (2) Marie-Louise LAFETIERE dite JASMIN 20 November 1747 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise LAFETIERE dite JASMIN was born 24 January 1721 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Louise died 29 March 1760 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAFETIERE (LACETIERE) and Louise DUVAL.

Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE died 6 March 1756 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .
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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 Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE

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Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Anne SENECAL-- Date: 29 January 1725 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne SENECAL was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT

Children of Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne SENECAL:

Jean-Baptiste GUERIN (b.20 July 1728, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 28 April 1770, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite BOURDEAU 9 January 1758 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Francois GUERIN (b.17 August 1730, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 1 August 1798, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE) 2 February 1761 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Anne GUERIN (b.21 May 1732, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 1 March 1781, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Louise LAFETIERE dite JASMIN-- Date: 20 November 1747 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise LAFETIERE dite JASMIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAFETIERE (LACETIERE) and Louise DUVAL

Children of Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Louise LAFETIERE dite JASMIN:

Joseph GUERIN (b.9 November 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 11 June 1835, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne TRUDEAU 1 July 1776 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis GUERIN (b.23 September 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Françoise GIROUX 4 February 1782 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1697 Birth
16 August 1697
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1725 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne SENECAL 29 January 1725, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 27 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUERIN was born 20 July 1728, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 30 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Francois GUERIN was born 17 August 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 33 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GUERIN was born 21 May 1732, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 34 years old.

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne SENECAL died 19 January 1743, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1747 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Louise LAFETIERE dite JASMIN 20 November 1747 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 50 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph GUERIN was born 9 November 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 53 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Louis GUERIN was born 23 September 1753, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 56 years old.

1756 Death
6 March 1756
La Prairie, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 58.

Added: 3/31/2017 2:32:36 PM - Updated: 4/16/2021 8:36:26 AM