Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

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25 November 1768 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE Catherine MARCIL

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Born: 25 November 1768 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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Marie-Catherine married Pierre TRUDEAU 22 November 1790 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre TRUDEAU was born 23 June 1763 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre died 16 April 1820 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Pierre-Amable TRUDEAU and Angelique PAGE dite ST-ANTOINE.

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Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE married

Pierre TRUDEAU
Marriage date: 22 November 1790
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre TRUDEAU was the child of Pierre-Amable TRUDEAU and Angelique PAGE dite ST-ANTOINE

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Pierre TRUDEAU

Born: 30 July 1791, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 9 September 1868, Chambly, Québec, Canada

Married: Angelique VINCELETTE 18 November 1811 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 — 1768
25 November 1768
Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

1790 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE and Pierre TRUDEAU 22 November 1790, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 22 years old.

1791 Birth of Child
Pierre TRUDEAU was born 30 July 1791, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Catherine was 22 years old.

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