Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Born

13 July 1744 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

10 April 1820 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Pierre married Cécile DUMAS 13 February 1770 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Cécile DUMAS was born 21 January 1747 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Cécile died 25 February 1824 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . Cécile was the child of Charles DUMAS and Ursule GODIN .

Parents & Family of Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Parents of Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Father

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

Mother

Ursule FOURNIER dite BELVAL

Grandparents of Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Paternal grandparents

Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

Maternal grandparents

Pierre FOURNIER Marie ANCELIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE married

Cécile DUMAS
Marriage date: 13 February 1770
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Cécile DUMAS was the child of Charles DUMAS and Ursule GODIN

Children of Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Cécile DUMAS

Cecile LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

Born: 15 March 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 March 1861, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: Louis BIBEAU 23 October 1809 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Marguerite LECLERC

Born: 5 August 1774, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel DUMAS 19 October 1795 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE

Born: 4 September 1786, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste LECLERC 28 July 1806 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre'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 — 1744
13 July 1744
Contrecœur, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Cécile DUMAS 13 February 1770, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 25 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Cecile LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born 15 March 1773, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marguerite LECLERC was born 5 August 1774, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 30 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)

1786 Birth of Child
Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE was born 4 September 1786, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 42 years old.

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LECLERC married 19 October 1795, Contrecœur, Lower Canada to Michel DUMAS

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE married 28 July 1806, Contrecœur, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

1809 Marriage of Child
Cecile LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE married 23 October 1809, Contrecœur, Lower Canada to Louis BIBEAU

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.