Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE

(b. 14 April 1744 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1824 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was born 14 April 1744 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was the child of André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Catherine LEBER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine ROY (maternal) François LEBER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Anne married Claude BISAILLON 11 November 1765 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Claude BISAILLON was born 16 October 1725 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Claude died 15 August 1805 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Claude was the child of Claude BISAILLON and Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE.

Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE died 25 April 1824 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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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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Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE married

Claude BISAILLON-- Date: 11 November 1765 Place: Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
Claude BISAILLON was the child of Claude BISAILLON and Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE

Children of Claude BISAILLON and Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE:

Constant BISAILLON (b.4 October 1772, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 April 1830, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine BOUVET 4 February 1799 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1744 Birth
14 April 1744
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE and Claude BISAILLON 11 November 1765, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Constant BISAILLON was born 4 October 1772, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 28 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage of Child
Constant BISAILLON married 4 February 1799, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Catherine BOUVET

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Claude BISAILLON died 15 August 1805, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 Death
25 April 1824
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 80.

Added: 7/14/2024 9:51:51 AM - Updated: 7/14/2024 9:53:01 AM