Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

Born

2 May 1751 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

2 July 1825 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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Born: 2 May 1751 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

Father

Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother

Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE

Grandparents of Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE Barbe-Marguerite CARTIER

Maternal grandparents

François MARIER dit STE-MARIE Marguerite BOURBON

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

Marie-Catherine married Pierre ADAM dit LARAMEE 20 June 1768 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre ADAM dit LARAMEE was born 22 March 1739 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Pierre died abt. 1784 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre was the child of François ADAM dit LARAMÉE and Marie-Louise BRAY dite LABONTÉ.

Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE died 2 July 1825 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE married

Pierre ADAM dit LARAMEE
Marriage date: 20 June 1768
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre ADAM dit LARAMEE was the child of François ADAM dit LARAMÉE and Marie-Louise BRAY dite LABONTÉ

Children of Pierre ADAM dit LARAMEE and Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

Marie-Catherine ADAM dite LARAMEE

Born: 10 May 1781, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste GRENILLE

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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 — 1751
2 May 1751
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE and Pierre ADAM dit LARAMEE 20 June 1768, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 17 years old.

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.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine ADAM dite LARAMEE was born 10 May 1781, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Catherine was 30 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)

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

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

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