Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

(b. abt. 1665 , France d. 18 July 1740 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France )

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Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was born abt. 1665 in France

Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1706.

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

Jean married Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL 23 August 1706 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL was born 28 December 1685 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Geneviève died 4 January 1772 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Geneviève was the child of François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOT.

Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE died 18 July 1740 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France .

son of Massé Leclerc and Marguerite Berthome

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Occupation

Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was a Soldat cie de St-Ours.
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France

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)

Family and Children of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

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Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE married

Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL-- Date: 23 August 1706 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL was the child of François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOT

Children of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL:

Angélique-Jeanne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE (b.abt. 1707, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 May 1734, Lanoraie, Canada, New France )
m. Charles DEMERS 8 August 1729 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Geneviève LECLERC (b.29 July 1708, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1733, Varennes, Canada, New France )
m. Etienne GAUTHIER 9 September 1732 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC (b.abt. 1710, , Québec Province, Canada d. 28 June 1801, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule FOURNIER dite BELVAL 12 June 1738 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Thérèse LECLERC (b.abt. 1711, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1801, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine LARUE 15 February 1740 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
m. Jean-François CONSTANTINEAU 23 August 1745 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jeanne LECLERC (b.26 August 1719, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1787, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Michel BRANCHAUD dit BOISVERT 7 January 1733 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
m. Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS 22 August 1740 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE (b.26 April 1721, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1786, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY 19 August 1748 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE (b.9 December 1723, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 8 July 1784, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE 4 August 1749 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Josephe LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE (b.21 January 1726, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dit BELLEGARDE 29 July 1748 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE (b.6 January 1729, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Basile PLOUFFE 10 January 1746 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1706 Marriage / Partner
Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL 23 August 1706, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1708 Birth of Child
Geneviève LECLERC was born 29 July 1708, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1719 Birth of Child
Jeanne LECLERC was born 26 August 1719, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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

1721 Birth of Child
Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was born 26 April 1721, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1723 Birth of Child
Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was born 9 December 1723, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1726 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born 21 January 1726, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1729 Birth of Child
Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born 6 January 1729, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1729 Marriage of Child
Angélique-Jeanne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE married 8 August 1729, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Charles DEMERS

1732 Marriage of Child
Geneviève LECLERC married 9 September 1732, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Etienne GAUTHIER

1733 Marriage of Child
Jeanne LECLERC married 7 January 1733, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Michel BRANCHAUD dit BOISVERT

1733 Death of Child
Geneviève LECLERC died 10 April 1733, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1734 Death of Child
Angélique-Jeanne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE died 8 May 1734, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

1738 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC married 12 June 1738, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Ursule FOURNIER dite BELVAL

1740 Death
18 July 1740
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

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