Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE

Born

13 March 1748 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

15 December 1800 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE

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Born: 13 March 1748 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Parents of Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE

Father

Louis LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE

Mother

Suzanne HUBERT dite LACROIX

Grandparents of Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE

Paternal grandparents

Clément LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE Marie-Marguerite ROY

Maternal grandparents

Jacques HUBERT dit LACROIX Marie CARDINAL

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

Nicolas married Marie-Louise GUERIN 7 November 1774 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise GUERIN was born 11 October 1759 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise died 30 July 1823 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Louise ROBIDOUX.

Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE died 15 December 1800 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE

Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE married

Marie-Louise GUERIN
Marriage date: 7 November 1774
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise GUERIN was the child of Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Louise ROBIDOUX

Children of Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Louise GUERIN

François LERIGER dit LAPLANTE

Born: 20 February 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Hyacinthe DUPUIS 14 April 1806 Place: La Prairie, 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 — 1748
13 March 1748
La Prairie, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas LERIGER dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Louise GUERIN 7 November 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 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.

1780 Birth of Child
François LERIGER dit LAPLANTE was born 20 February 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Nicolas was 31 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)