Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX

Born

3 September 1735 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

1 September 1801 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Joseph married Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE 12 May 1755 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was born 21 February 1734 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Josephte died 29 March 1814 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* . Josephte was the child of Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) .

Parents & Family of Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX

Parents of Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX

Father

Claude-Charles BABIN dit LACROIX

Mother

Marie-Dorothée DENOYON

Grandparents of Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BABIN dit LACROIX Madeleine RICHAUME

Maternal grandparents

Jacques DENOYON (DESNOYERS) Abigail Margaret STEBBENS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX

Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX married

Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 12 May 1755
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)

Children of Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX and Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE

Marie-Josephe BABIN

Born: 8 December 1762, Repentigny, Canada
Died: 30 August 1832, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada

Married: Mathurin-Benoni CHAPUT 1793

Françoise BABIN dite LACROIX

Born: 13 April 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Andre DESMARAIS 4 March 1785 Place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph'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 — 1735
3 September 1735
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX and Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE 12 May 1755, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 19 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BABIN was born 8 December 1762, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 27 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Françoise BABIN dite LACROIX was born 13 April 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 28 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.