François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

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7 June 1734 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

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Born: 7 June 1734 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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François married Catherine MARCIL 14 November 1763 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine MARCIL was born abt. 1742 in Québec Province, Canada. Catherine died 9 August 1823 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Joseph MARCIL and Marie-Josephe LANCTOT.

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François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE married

Catherine MARCIL
Marriage date: 14 November 1763
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine MARCIL was the child of Joseph MARCIL and Marie-Josephe LANCTOT

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François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 11 November 1764, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne BETOURNAY 26 November 1792 Place: Longueuil, Lower Canada

Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 25 November 1768, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre TRUDEAU 22 November 1790 Place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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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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Birth — 1734
7 June 1734
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1763 Marriage / Partner
François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine MARCIL 14 November 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 29 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was born 11 November 1764, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

François was 30 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE was born 25 November 1768, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

François was 34 years old.

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