Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE

Born

11 September 1705 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

9 October 1777 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph married Marie Françoise ROBERT 10 August 1728 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Françoise ROBERT was born 14 October 1711 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Marie Françoise died 5 June 1754 in Ogdensburg, Crown Colony of New York. Marie Françoise was the child of Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME .

Parents & Family of Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE

Parents of Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE

Father

Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE

Mother

Marie HOTTE

Grandparents of Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Guillaume VANIER dit LAFONTAINE Madeleine BAILLY

Maternal grandparents

Pierre HOTTE Marie GIRARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE

Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie Françoise ROBERT
Marriage date: 10 August 1728
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Marie Françoise ROBERT was the child of Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME

Children of Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Marie Françoise ROBERT

Jean-Baptiste VANIER

Born: 1 August 1731, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 12 December 1799, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) 21 November 1757 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine VANIER

Born: 17 July 1735, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louis LOYER 4 November 1760 Place: Repentigny, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph'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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Birth — 1705
11 September 1705
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1728 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VANIER dit LAFONTAINE and Marie Françoise ROBERT 10 August 1728, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 22 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VANIER was born 1 August 1731, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine VANIER was born 17 July 1735, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Françoise ROBERT died 5 June 1754, Ogdensburg, New York, USA

1757 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste VANIER married 21 November 1757, La Prairie, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine VANIER married 4 November 1760, Repentigny, Canada to Louis LOYER

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.

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.