Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE

Born

11 November 1754 , Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

Died

22 April 1837 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

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Francois ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE Jeanne QUEVILLON

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Born: 11 November 1754 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

Father: Francois ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Jeanne QUEVILLON

Paternal grandparents: Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE , Elisabeth GILBERT dite LAFRAMBOISE

Maternal grandparents: François QUEVILLON , Marie-Louise VILLERAY

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Antoine married Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR 14 October 1783 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR was born 4 April 1762 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 18 October 1841 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of François MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR and Marie-Josephte LECUYER dite LAPIERRE.

Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE died 22 April 1837 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower 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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Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE married

Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR
Marriage date: 14 October 1783
Marriage place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR was the child of François MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR and Marie-Josephte LECUYER dite LAPIERRE

Children of Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR

Catherine ANDRE dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 12 December 1790, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHARRON 10 February 1812 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1754
11 November 1754
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE and Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR 14 October 1783, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.