Jean
LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE
(b.
abt. 1669
,
Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Saintonge, France
d.
5 July 1724
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
)
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Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE was born abt. 1669 in Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Saintonge, France
Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1696.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).
Jean married (2) 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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite was the child of Pierre BOURGERIE (BOURGERY) and Marie BOUTARD.
Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE died 5 July 1724 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .
son of Isaac Lefort and Anne Thibault
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - 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'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
Family and Children of Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE
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Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU-- Date: 21 November 1696 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Notre-Dame de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, QC, Canada
Children of Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE and Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU:
Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE (b.20 July 1697, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 26 June 1760, La Prairie, Canada )
m. Marguerite FAVREAU 28 July 1727 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Pierre LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE (b.10 June 1699, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1722, , Québec Province, Canada )
Paul LEFORT (b.abt. 1701, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. February 1723, Québec, Canada, New France )
Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE married Marguerite BOURGERIE (BOURGERY)-- Date: 14 August 1719 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 (b.24 April 1720, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1720, La Prairie, Canada, New France )
Marie-Marguerite LEFORT (b.4 June 1721, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
Marie-Josephe LEFORT (b.16 March 1723, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 23 August 1802, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) 7 November 1740 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU-- Date: 21 November 1696 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Notre-Dame de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, QC, Canada
Children of Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE and Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU:
Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE (b.20 July 1697, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 26 June 1760, La Prairie, Canada )m. Marguerite FAVREAU 28 July 1727 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Pierre LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE (b.10 June 1699, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1722, , Québec Province, Canada ) Paul LEFORT (b.abt. 1701, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. February 1723, Québec, Canada, New France )Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE married
Marguerite BOURGERIE (BOURGERY)-- Date: 14 August 1719 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 (b.24 April 1720, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1720, La Prairie, Canada, New France ) Marie-Marguerite LEFORT (b.4 June 1721, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , ) Marie-Josephe LEFORT (b.16 March 1723, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 23 August 1802, La Prairie, Lower Canada )m. Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) 7 November 1740 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
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1696 Marriage / PartnerJean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE and Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU 21 November 1696, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
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 ChildJean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE was born 20 July 1697, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1699 Birth of ChildPierre 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/PartnerMarguerite-Françoise MOREAU died 16 October 1718, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1719 Marriage / PartnerJean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE and Marguerite BOURGERIE (BOURGERY) 14 August 1719 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1720 Birth of ChildAnonyme LEFORT was born 24 April 1720, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1721 Birth of ChildMarie-Marguerite LEFORT was born 4 June 1721, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1722 Death of ChildPierre LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE died 23 February 1722, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1723 Death of ChildPaul LEFORT died February 1723, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1723 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephe LEFORT was born 16 March 1723, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1724 Death 5 July 1724
La Prairie, Canada, New France
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