Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE

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21 June 1681 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

14 March 1746 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Guillaume VANIER dit LAFONTAINE Madeleine BAILLY

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Born: 21 June 1681 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume VANIER dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Madeleine BAILLY

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Jean married Marie HOTTE 18 August 1704 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie HOTTE was born 15 April 1679 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie died 14 April 1711 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie was the child of Pierre HOTTE and Marie GIRARD.

Jean married (2) Marie-Charlotte CHAMARD 13 June 1712 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Charlotte CHAMARD was born 5 September 1693 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Charlotte died 21 February 1777 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Nicolas CHAMARD and Marie-Jeanne RENAUD.

Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE died 14 March 1746 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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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Spouse & Children of Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE

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Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie HOTTE
Marriage date: 18 August 1704
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Marie HOTTE was the child of Pierre HOTTE and Marie GIRARD

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Name: Jean Baptiste Vanier

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Event Date: 18 Aug 1704

Event Place: Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec

Father's Name: Guillaume Vanier

Mother's Name: Magdeleine Bally

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04036-0

System Origin: Canada-EASy

GS Film number: 1290316

Reference ID: Page 76

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 21 May 2015), Jean Baptiste Vanier and Marie Hot, 18 Aug 1704; citing Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec, reference Page 76; FHL microfilm 1,290,316.

Children of Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Marie HOTTE

Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 11 September 1705, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 9 October 1777, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie Françoise ROBERT 10 August 1728 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Thérèse VANIER

Born: abt. 1706, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 November 1706, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne VANIER

Born: 30 November 1707, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 14 January 1778, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre DROUIN 3 February 1728 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Jean-Baptiste VANIER

Born: 17 February 1709, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 12 December 1798, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise PIGEON 12 September 1735 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Charlotte CHAMARD
Marriage date: 13 June 1712
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Marie-Charlotte CHAMARD was the child of Nicolas CHAMARD and Marie-Jeanne RENAUD

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Name: Jean Vannier

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Spouse's Name: Charlotte Chamard

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Event Date: 13 Jun 1712

Event Place: Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec

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Spouse's Father's Name: Nicolas Chamard

Spouse's Mother's Name: Jeanne Regneault

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04036-0

System Origin: Canada-EASy

GS Film number: 1290316

Reference ID: p 6

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 27 May 2015), Jean Vannier and Charlotte Chamard, 13 Jun 1712; citing Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec, reference p 6; FHL microfilm 1,290,316.

Children of Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Charlotte CHAMARD

Therese-Marguerite VANIER dite FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1713, , Québec Province, Canada
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Married: Joseph LEBEAU 20 January 1738 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louise VANIER

Born: 14 August 1718, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph LABELLE 11 January 1745 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charlotte VANIER

Born: 2 February 1719, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 10 December 1792, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Francois DAGENAIS 16 November 1739 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Isabelle VANIER

Born: 15 December 1721, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 27 April 1803, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques LABELLE 3 February 1739 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

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Birth — 1681
21 June 1681
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1704 Marriage / Partner
Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Marie HOTTE 18 August 1704, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 23 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE was born 11 September 1705, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jean was 24 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VANIER was born 30 November 1707, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jean was 26 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste VANIER was born 17 February 1709, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jean was 27 years old.

1711 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie HOTTE died 14 April 1711, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1712 Marriage / Partner
Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Charlotte CHAMARD 13 June 1712, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 30 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Louise VANIER was born 14 August 1718, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jean was 37 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Charlotte VANIER was born 2 February 1719, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean was 37 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Isabelle VANIER was born 15 December 1721, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean was 40 years old.

1728 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne VANIER married 3 February 1728, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Pierre DROUIN

1728 Marriage of Child
Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE married 10 August 1728, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie Françoise ROBERT

1735 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste VANIER married 12 September 1735, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Marie-Françoise PIGEON

1738 Marriage of Child
Therese-Marguerite VANIER dite FONTAINE married 20 January 1738, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Joseph LEBEAU

1739 Marriage of Child
Isabelle VANIER married 3 February 1739, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Jacques LABELLE

1739 Marriage of Child
Charlotte VANIER married 16 November 1739, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Francois DAGENAIS

1745 Marriage of Child
Louise VANIER married 11 January 1745, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Joseph LABELLE

Death — 1746
14 March 1746
Montréal, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 64.

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