François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

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11 November 1764 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE Catherine MARCIL

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

Father: François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Catherine MARCIL

Paternal grandparents: Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE , Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph MARCIL , Marie-Josephe LANCTOT

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François married Marie-Anne BETOURNAY 26 November 1792 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne BETOURNAY was born 8 October 1771 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne died 5 March 1831 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Louis BETOURNAY and Charlotte-Marie DUBUC.

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Marie-Anne BETOURNAY
Marriage date: 26 November 1792
Marriage place: Longueuil, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne BETOURNAY was the child of Louis BETOURNAY and Charlotte-Marie DUBUC

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Marie SURPRENANT

Born: 28 December 1793, Boucherville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles DESAUTELS 15 October 1810 Place: Longueuil, Lower Canada

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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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Birth — 1764
11 November 1764
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

1792 Marriage / Partner
François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne BETOURNAY 26 November 1792, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 28 years old.

1793 Birth of Child
Marie SURPRENANT was born 28 December 1793, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 29 years old.

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