Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit LAFRAMBOISE

(b. 13 March 1735 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1790 , Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit LAFRAMBOISE was born 13 March 1735 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit LAFRAMBOISE was the child of Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marie-Charlotte LEGARDEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marie-Françoise MARCHAND (maternal) Pierre-Noel LEGARDEUR and Madeleine BOUCHER

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite CHATELAIN 29 September 1767 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite CHATELAIN was born 3 July 1751 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Francois CHATELAIN and Marguerite CARDIN.

Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit LAFRAMBOISE died 14 March 1790 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, 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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Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit LAFRAMBOISE married

Marguerite CHATELAIN-- Date: 29 September 1767 Place: Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite CHATELAIN was the child of Jean-Francois CHATELAIN and Marguerite CARDIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marguerite CHATELAIN:

Marie FAFARD dite LAFRAMBOISE (b.22 October 1775, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 July 1845, Trois-Rivières, Canada East )
m. Pierre-Michel CRESSE 2 January 1792 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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1735 Birth
13 March 1735
Trois-Rivières, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit LAFRAMBOISE and Marguerite CHATELAIN 29 September 1767, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 32 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie FAFARD dite LAFRAMBOISE was born 22 October 1775, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 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.