Mathieu
FAYE dit LAFAYETTE (FAILLE)
Died
29 August 1695
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
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Mathieu was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
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Killed by Iriquois along with his 17-year-old son, Andre.
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Recorded occupation: Carignan-Salières soldier - La Varenne Company
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mathieu FAYE dit LAFAYETTE (FAILLE)
Mathieu FAYE dit LAFAYETTE (FAILLE) married 
Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU
Marriage date: 30 September 1670
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marguerite-Françoise MOREAUMarriage date: 30 September 1670
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marriage notes:
Marriage found at Notre-Dame de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Mathilde Faye and Marguerite Franc. Maureaux
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Mathieu FAYE dit LAFAYETTE (FAILLE) and Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU
Marguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE
Born: 21 March 1674, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 15 June 1721, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 15 June 1721, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Married: Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN 25 October 1689 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie FAYE dite LAFAYETTE
Born: 25 March 1676, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 14 June 1700, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 14 June 1700, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Married: Pierre BORDEAU (BOURDEAU) 25 October 1689 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Andre FAYE
Born: 15 July 1678, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 29 August 1695, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 29 August 1695, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Jean FAYE dit LAFAYETTE
Born: 17 September 1680, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 30 September 1684, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 30 September 1684, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique FAYE dite LAFAYETTE (LAFAILLE)
Born: 5 February 1683, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 2 September 1731, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 2 September 1731, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Married: Pierre ROY 20 April 1705 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne FAYE (FAILLE)
Born: 22 August 1684, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 26 November 1755, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 26 November 1755, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Married: François-Antoine ROUGIER dit LAFRANCE 3 July 1702 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Anne FAYE
Born: 12 September 1686, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 5 September 1689, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 5 September 1689, La Prairie, Canada, New France
François FAYE
Born: 21 March 1689, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 3 September 1689, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 3 September 1689, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne FAYE
Born: abt. 1691, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 September 1780, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 September 1780, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Jean-Baptiste DOUAIRE DE BONDY 15 September 1750 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Elisabeth FAYE dite LAFAYETTE
Born: 11 July 1695, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 5 July 1776, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 July 1776, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Pierre COSME (ST-COME) 22 November 1717 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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1665
Fayé, Mathieu (La Fayette), Company: La Varene
Carignan-Salières Regiment Officers and Soldiers (who married Filles du Roi)
Faye, Mathieu, dit LaFayette, m. Marguerite-Françoise Moreau, 30 Sept. 1670
Soldier, Company: La Verenne
Soldier, Company: La Verenne
1670 Marriage / PartnerMathieu FAYE dit LAFAYETTE (FAILLE) and Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU 30 September 1670, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1672 Birth of ChildAnne FAYE dite LAFAYETTE was born 22 September 1672, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1674 Birth of ChildMarguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE was born 21 March 1674, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1676 Birth of ChildMarie FAYE dite LAFAYETTE was born 25 March 1676, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1678 Birth of ChildAndre FAYE was born 15 July 1678, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1680 Birth of ChildJean FAYE dit LAFAYETTE was born 17 September 1680, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1681 Canadian Census Prairie de la Magdelaine
Mathieu Faye, 40
Marguerite Moreau, sa femme, 26
enfants:
Marguerite, 8
Marie, 6
ANdre, 4
Jean, 1
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Marguerite Moreau, sa femme, 26
enfants:
Marguerite, 8
Marie, 6
ANdre, 4
Jean, 1
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1683 Birth of ChildMarie-Angélique FAYE dite LAFAYETTE (LAFAILLE) was born 5 February 1683, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1684 Birth of ChildMarie-Jeanne FAYE (FAILLE) was born 22 August 1684, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1684 Death of ChildJean FAYE dit LAFAYETTE died 30 September 1684, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1686 Birth of ChildAnne FAYE was born 12 September 1686, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1689 Birth of ChildFrançois FAYE was born 21 March 1689, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1689 Death of ChildAnne FAYE died 5 September 1689, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1689 Marriage of ChildMarguerite FAYE dite LAFAYETTE married 25 October 1689, La Prairie, Canada, New France to Joseph BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN
1689 Marriage of ChildMarie FAYE dite LAFAYETTE married 25 October 1689, La Prairie, Canada, New France to Pierre BORDEAU (BOURDEAU)
 - 1695 Deaths - Father and Son, Killed by Iriquois. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec){kind=small}
1695 Deaths - Father and Son, Killed by Iriquois. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Death — 169529 August 1695
La Prairie, Canada, New France
1695 Birth of ChildMarie-Elisabeth FAYE dite LAFAYETTE was born 11 July 1695, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
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