Joseph SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

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11 November 1738 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

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Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE

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Born: 11 November 1738 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE

Paternal grandparents: Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE , Barbe-Marguerite CARTIER

Maternal grandparents: François MARIER dit STE-MARIE , Marguerite BOURBON

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Joseph married Marie-Nathalie-Eustolie LÉCUYER 3 March 1778 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Nathalie-Eustolie LÉCUYER was born 23 February 1747 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Nathalie-Eustolie was the child of Nicolas LÉCUYER dit BÉNIER and Catherine GERVAIS.

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 SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Nathalie-Eustolie LÉCUYER
Marriage date: 3 March 1778
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Nathalie-Eustolie LÉCUYER was the child of Nicolas LÉCUYER dit BÉNIER and Catherine GERVAIS

Children of Joseph SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Nathalie-Eustolie LÉCUYER

Marguerite SURPRENANT

Born: abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph GUY 8 February 1808 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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Birth — 1738
11 November 1738
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1778 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Nathalie-Eustolie LÉCUYER 3 March 1778 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 39 years old.

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