François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Born

1 April 1761 , Chambly, Canada

Died

1 May 1828 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Born: 1 April 1761 in Chambly, Canada

Parents of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Father

Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Mother

Marie-Amable CLAVEAU

Grandparents of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Paternal grandparents

Michel DARAGON dit LAFRANCE Marguerite BOURDON

Maternal grandparents

Joseph CLAVEAU dit LANGEVIN Marie MAILLOT dite LAROCHE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Elisabeth LAGÜE 5 July 1784 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth LAGÜE was born 22 March 1763 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth died 28 August 1834 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Nicolas LAGÜE dit SANSCARTIER and Marie-Renee MENARD.

François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE died 1 May 1828 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE married

Elisabeth LAGÜE
Marriage date: 5 July 1784
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth LAGÜE was the child of Nicolas LAGÜE dit SANSCARTIER and Marie-Renee MENARD

Children of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Elisabeth LAGÜE

Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON

Born: 29 April 1793, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 18 April 1864, Saint-Valentin, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX 6 May 1822 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada

Elisabeth DARAGON

Born: 7 May 1795, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 15 December 1846, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East

Married: Luc BLANCHARD 24 October 1814 Place: Chambly, 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 — 1761
1 April 1761
Chambly, Canada

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.

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.

1784 Marriage / Partner
François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Elisabeth LAGÜE 5 July 1784, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 23 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON was born 29 April 1793, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 32 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DARAGON was born 7 May 1795, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

François was 34 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1814 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth DARAGON married 24 October 1814, Chambly, Lower Canada to Luc BLANCHARD

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Charles DÉRAGON married 6 May 1822, Chambly, Lower Canada to Marie-Josephte LAMOUREUX

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)