André
SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
29 December 1734
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
d.
27 August 1800
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was born 29 December 1734 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Barbe-Marguerite CARTIER (maternal) Guillaume MAILLOT and Anne MASSÉSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
André married Marguerite GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) 26 January 1761 in Varennes, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marguerite GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) was born 22 June 1742 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marguerite died 13 January 1809 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Marguerite was the child of Gabriel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) dit ST-JEAN and Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE.
André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE died 27 August 1800 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of André appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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