Guillaume VANIER dit LAFONTAINE

Born

abt. 1645 , France

Died

27 August 1687 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Cause of Death: Accidentally killed returning from Iroquois war

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Born: abt. 1645 in France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Guillaume was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1672.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Guillaume married Madeleine BAILLY 5 July 1672 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine BAILLY was born abt. 1647 in Paris, France. Madeleine died 26 March 1734 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Guillaume VANIER dit LAFONTAINE died 27 August 1687 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Pierre Vanier and Jacqueline Gaillard

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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)

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Guillaume VANIER dit LAFONTAINE married

Madeleine BAILLY
Marriage date: 5 July 1672
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Guillaume VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Madeleine BAILLY

Anne-Louise VANIER

Born: 6 April 1673, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 6 February 1750, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Julien LEBLANC 9 January 1690 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Madeleine VANIER

Born: 3 January 1675, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 10 November 1749, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-François MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE 14 February 1695 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 21 June 1681, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 14 March 1746, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Marie HOTTE 18 August 1704 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Married: Marie-Charlotte CHAMARD 13 June 1712 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Marguerite VANIER

Born: 29 March 1684, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 18 April 1715, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Charles BOYER 9 February 1699 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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