Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 28 November 1721 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 9 April 1760 , Lavaltrie, Canada )

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Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE was born 28 November 1721 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Etienne LESIEGE and Marie-Françoise BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LESIEGE and Marguerite DE LAPLACE (maternal) François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERC

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

Etienne married Marie-Agathe PROVOST 5 February 1753 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Agathe PROVOST was born 25 May 1730 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Agathe died 9 November 1799 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Agathe was the child of Joseph-Francois PROVOST and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE.

Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE died 9 April 1760 in Lavaltrie, Canada .

m. Provost Marie-Agathe

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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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Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Agathe PROVOST-- Date: 5 February 1753 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Marie-Agathe PROVOST was the child of Joseph-Francois PROVOST and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Children of Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Agathe PROVOST:

Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE (b.21 June 1754, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1776, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER 19 February 1770 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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1721 Birth
28 November 1721
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Agathe PROVOST 5 February 1753 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 31 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE was born 21 June 1754, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Etienne was 32 years old.