Joseph LAURANCEAU dit MONTCOURT

Born

7 May 1729 , Remoncourt, France

Died

16 November 1786 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph married Marie-Anne DEMERS 16 February 1784 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne DEMERS was born 21 August 1754 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 6 March 1838 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of François-Marie DEMERS and Marie-Amable-Josephte HERVE .

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son of Etienne Lauranceau and Barbe Lardenouie

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph LAURANCEAU dit MONTCOURT

Joseph LAURANCEAU dit MONTCOURT married

Marie-Anne DEMERS
Marriage date: 16 February 1784
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne DEMERS was the child of François-Marie DEMERS and Marie-Amable-Josephte HERVE

Children of Joseph LAURANCEAU dit MONTCOURT and Marie-Anne DEMERS

Marie LAURANCEAU dite MONTCOURT

Born: abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 May 1831, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Amable ROBERT dit LAPOMMERAYE 23 May 1803 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1729
7 May 1729
Remoncourt, France

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

1784 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAURANCEAU dit MONTCOURT and Marie-Anne DEMERS 16 February 1784, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 54 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)