Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE

Born

abt. 1669 , Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Saintonge, France

Died

5 July 1724 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jean married Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU 21 November 1696 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU was born abt. 1655 in Saint-Sulpice, Paris, Seine, France. Marguerite-Françoise died 16 October 1718 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .

Jean married Marguerite BOURGERIE (BOURGERY) 14 August 1719 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite BOURGERIE (BOURGERY) was born 31 January 1681 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Marguerite was the child of Pierre BOURGERIE (BOURGERY) and Marie BOUTARD .

Parents & Family of Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE

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Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1696.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

son of Isaac Lefort and Anne Thibault

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE

Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE married

Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU
Marriage date: 21 November 1696
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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Notre-Dame de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, QC, Canada

Children of Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE and Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU

Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE

Born: 20 July 1697, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 26 June 1760, La Prairie, Canada

Married: Marguerite FAVREAU 28 July 1727 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France

Pierre LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE

Born: 10 June 1699, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 23 February 1722, , Québec Province, Canada

Paul LEFORT

Born: abt. 1701, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: February 1723, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE married

Marguerite BOURGERIE (BOURGERY)
Marriage date: 14 August 1719
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marguerite BOURGERIE (BOURGERY) was the child of Pierre BOURGERIE (BOURGERY) and Marie BOUTARD

Children of Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE and Marguerite BOURGERIE (BOURGERY)

Anonyme LEFORT

Born: 24 April 1720, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1720, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite LEFORT

Born: 4 June 1721, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Josephe LEFORT

Born: 16 March 1723, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 23 August 1802, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) 7 November 1740 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean'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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1696 Marriage / Partner
Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE and Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU 21 November 1696, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE - 1696 Marriage. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec

1696 Marriage. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1697 Birth of Child
Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE was born 20 July 1697, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Birth of Child
Pierre LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE was born 10 June 1699, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1718 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU died 16 October 1718, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1719 Marriage / Partner
Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE and Marguerite BOURGERIE (BOURGERY) 14 August 1719 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Anonyme LEFORT was born 24 April 1720, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1721 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite LEFORT was born 4 June 1721, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1722 Death of Child
Pierre LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE died 23 February 1722, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1723 Death of Child
Paul LEFORT died February 1723, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1723 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LEFORT was born 16 March 1723, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Death — 1724
5 July 1724
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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