Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Born

8 August 1733 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

2 May 1803 , Chambly, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Amable CLAVEAU 30 August 1756 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Amable CLAVEAU was born 23 July 1734 in Chambly, Canada, New France . Marie-Amable died 25 January 1771 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Amable was the child of Joseph CLAVEAU dit LANGEVIN and Marie MAILLOT dite LAROCHE .

Jean-Baptiste married Charlotte PAPINEAU dite MONTIGNY 1 July 1771 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
Charlotte PAPINEAU dite MONTIGNY was born 25 November 1746 in Chambly, Canada, New France . Charlotte died 9 December 1806 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Charlotte was the child of François PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY and Marie-Josephte VAUTOUR .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Parents of Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Father

Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Mother

Marguerite BOURDON

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Paternal grandparents

François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE Marie-Madeleine GUILLEMET

Maternal grandparents

Jacques BOURDON Marie-Louise MENARD dite LAFONTAINE

m. Claveau Marie-Amable
m. Papineau Charlotte

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE married

Marie-Amable CLAVEAU
Marriage date: 30 August 1756
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Marie-Amable CLAVEAU was the child of Joseph CLAVEAU dit LANGEVIN and Marie MAILLOT dite LAROCHE

Children of Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Amable CLAVEAU

Marie-Amable DARAGON dite LAFRANCE

Born: 4 March 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 17 August 1848, Chambly, Canada East

Married: Joseph MENARD 27 September 1779 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Born: 1 April 1761, Chambly, Canada
Died: 1 May 1828, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth LAGÜE 5 July 1784 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE married

Charlotte PAPINEAU dite MONTIGNY
Marriage date: 1 July 1771
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte PAPINEAU dite MONTIGNY was the child of François PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY and Marie-Josephte VAUTOUR

Children of Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Charlotte PAPINEAU dite MONTIGNY

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean-Baptiste's Québec records.

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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Birth — 1733
8 August 1733
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Amable CLAVEAU 30 August 1756, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 23 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was born 4 March 1759, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was born 1 April 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Charlotte PAPINEAU dite MONTIGNY 1 July 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 37 years old.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Amable CLAVEAU died 25 January 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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.