Nicolas GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE

Born

abt. 1631 , France

Died

16 January 1671 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Nicolas married Marie-Marthe HUBERT 14 February 1656 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Marthe HUBERT was born abt. 1642 in Champagne, France. Marie-Marthe died 26 February 1688 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.

Parents & Family of Nicolas GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE

Parents of Nicolas GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE

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Nicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1656.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

son of Pierre Gendron and Marie Renaud

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Boucher

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Nicolas GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE

Nicolas GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Marthe HUBERT
Marriage date: 14 February 1656
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Nicolas GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Marthe HUBERT

Jean-François GENDRON

Born: 9 December 1657, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste GENDRON

Born: 19 November 1660, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 25 November 1660, Québec, Canada, New France

Jacques GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 14 November 1662, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 26 January 1728, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne CHARLAND dite FRANCOEUR 28 November 1686 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine TRUDEL 1 August 1712 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Nicolas GENDRON

Born: 20 December 1664, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1667,

Pierre GENDRON

Born: 16 January 1667, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 25 February 1747, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Marie THIBIERGE (THIVIERGE) 8 November 1694 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie-Marthe GENDRON

Born: 19 April 1669, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre SYLVESTRE 18 October 1685 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Nicolas'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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Biography

'LAFONTAINE - Nom de guerre. Nickname given to a soldier upon his arrival in the regiment. The nickname was then passed on to descendants. Is said of someone who lives near a fountain, or who is from a locality or a hamlet bearing this name. Known variants: FONTAINE, DE LAFONTAINE, PREFONTAINE, BELLEFONTAINE, FUENTES, LAFOND, BELFONT. Nicolas Gendron-Lafontaine was born around 1634 in La Rochelle, France. Son of Pierre Gendron and Marie Renaud, he married Marie-Marthe Hubert, daughter of Toussaint and Catherine Champagne, on February 14, 1656 in Quebec. From this union were born 6 children. This butcher first settled in Quebec, then in Sainte-Famille, Île d'Orléans. The rape of his wife by an Amerindian, in 1664, is at the origin of a decision of the Sovereign Council, which stipulates that from this day on, Amerindians who commit crimes will be subject to the same penalties as the French. He died on January 16, 1671 in Sainte-Famille.'

Jacques Paquin, French-Canadian Ancestry,

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1656 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Marthe HUBERT 14 February 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1657 Birth of Child
Jean-François GENDRON was born 9 December 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1660 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GENDRON was born 19 November 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1662 Birth of Child
Jacques GENDRON dit LAFONTAINE was born 14 November 1662, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1664 Birth of Child
Nicolas GENDRON was born 20 December 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Birth of Child
Pierre GENDRON was born 16 January 1667, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1669 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe GENDRON was born 19 April 1669, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada