Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

Born

25 March 1706 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

9 April 1754 , Varennes, Canada, New France

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Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE Barbe-Marguerite CARTIER

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Born: 25 March 1706 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Barbe-Marguerite CARTIER

Maternal grandparents: Paul CARTIER , Barbe BOYÈRE (BOYER)

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Charles married Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT 8 March 1734 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT was born 13 May 1710 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne-Jeanne died 17 May 1758 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne-Jeanne was the child of Guillaume MAILLOT and Anne MASSÉ.

Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE died 9 April 1754 in Varennes, Canada, New France .
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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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Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT
Marriage date: 8 March 1734
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT was the child of Guillaume MAILLOT and Anne MASSÉ

Children of Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT

André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 29 December 1734, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 27 August 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) 26 January 1761 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Anne SURPRENANT

Born: 14 January 1738, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 6 February 1812, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Louis BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE 11 August 1765 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Angélique SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

Born: abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE 3 November 1766 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Elisabeth SURPRENANT

Born: 29 May 1748, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 2 December 1810, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Louis ST-JEAN dit DELUBAC 5 July 1773 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Charlotte SURPRENANT

Born: 30 August 1750, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1815, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Thomas FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE 12 October 1772 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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Birth — 1706
25 March 1706
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT 8 March 1734, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 27 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was born 29 December 1734, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Charles was 28 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT was born 14 January 1738, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charles was 31 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Elisabeth SURPRENANT was born 29 May 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charles was 42 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte SURPRENANT was born 30 August 1750, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charles was 44 years old.

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