Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

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abt. 1665 , France

Died

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

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Born: abt. 1665 in France

Father: Unknown

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Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1706.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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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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Recorded occupation: 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)

Spouse & Children of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

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Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE married

Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL
Marriage date: 23 August 1706
Marriage 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

Born: abt. 1707, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 May 1734, Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Married: Charles DEMERS 8 August 1729 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Geneviève LECLERC

Born: 29 July 1708, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 10 April 1733, Varennes, Canada, New France

Married: Etienne GAUTHIER 9 September 1732 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

Born: abt. 1710, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 June 1801, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule FOURNIER dite BELVAL 12 June 1738 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Thérèse LECLERC

Born: abt. 1711, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1801, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine LARUE 15 February 1740 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Married: Jean-François CONSTANTINEAU 23 August 1745 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jeanne LECLERC

Born: 26 August 1719, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 27 March 1787, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Michel BRANCHAUD dit BOISVERT 7 January 1733 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Married: Jean-Baptiste-François DUMAS 22 August 1740 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Born: 26 April 1721, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 17 May 1786, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY 19 August 1748 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Born: 9 December 1723, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 8 July 1784, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE 4 August 1749 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Josephe LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

Born: 21 January 1726, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dit BELLEGARDE 29 July 1748 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

Born: 6 January 1729, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Basile PLOUFFE 10 January 1746 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

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

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

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

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