Louis-Bonaventure MAURICE dit LAFANTASIE

Born

18 June 1737 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

12 September 1802 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Born: 18 June 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis-Bonaventure MAURICE dit LAFANTASIE

Father

Charles-Marie MAURICE

Mother

Catherine CARDINAL

Grandparents of Louis-Bonaventure MAURICE dit LAFANTASIE

Paternal grandparents

Claude MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE Marie-Madeleine DUMOCHEL

Maternal grandparents

Jacques CARDINAL Claude-Louise ARRIVEE (LARRIVÉE) dite DESLISLE

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

Louis-Bonaventure married Elisabeth LEVESQUE 26 February 1759 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth LEVESQUE was born 17 May 1732 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . Elisabeth died 26 September 1804 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Nicolas LEVESQUE dit SANSOUCY and Elisabeth CADIEUX.

Louis-Bonaventure MAURICE dit LAFANTASIE died 12 September 1802 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis-Bonaventure MAURICE dit LAFANTASIE

Louis-Bonaventure MAURICE dit LAFANTASIE married

Elisabeth LEVESQUE
Marriage date: 26 February 1759
Marriage place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Elisabeth LEVESQUE was the child of Nicolas LEVESQUE dit SANSOUCY and Elisabeth CADIEUX

Children of Louis-Bonaventure MAURICE dit LAFANTASIE and Elisabeth LEVESQUE

Marie-Elisabeth MAURICE dite LAFANTASIE

Born: 8 January 1761, Repentigny, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jacques ROY 10 February 1784 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, 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 — 1737
18 June 1737
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Bonaventure MAURICE dit LAFANTASIE and Elisabeth LEVESQUE 26 February 1759, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 21 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth MAURICE dite LAFANTASIE was born 8 January 1761, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Louis-Bonaventure was 23 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.

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.