Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE

Born

21 February 1734 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

29 March 1814 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*

Parents & Family of Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE

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Born: 21 February 1734 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Parents of Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE

Father

Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE

Mother

Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU)

Grandparents of Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Madeleine ROY

Maternal grandparents

Charles-Marin DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS Madeleine-Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE

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

Josephte married Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX 12 May 1755 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX was born 3 September 1735 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Joseph died 1 September 1801 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada. Joseph was the child of Claude-Charles BABIN dit LACROIX and Marie-Dorothée DENOYON.

Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE died 29 March 1814 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE

Josephte PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE married

Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX
Marriage date: 12 May 1755
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Joseph BABIN dit LACROIX was the child of Claude-Charles BABIN dit LACROIX and Marie-Dorothée DENOYON

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

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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 — 1734
21 February 1734
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

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

She was 21 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)

Josephte was 28 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)

Josephte 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.