Catherine ANDRE dite LAFONTAINE

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

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Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR

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

Father: Antoine ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Josephte MARTIN dite LADOUCEUR

Paternal grandparents: Francois ANDRE dit LAFONTAINE , Jeanne QUEVILLON

Maternal grandparents: François MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR , Marie-Josephte LECUYER dite LAPIERRE

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Catherine married Jean-Baptiste CHARRON 10 February 1812 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste CHARRON was born 30 January 1786 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre CHARRON and Marie-Francoise PAQUET.

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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Spouse & Children of Catherine ANDRE dite LAFONTAINE

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Catherine ANDRE dite LAFONTAINE married

Jean-Baptiste CHARRON
Marriage date: 10 February 1812
Marriage place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste CHARRON was the child of Pierre CHARRON and Marie-Francoise PAQUET

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Children of Jean-Baptiste CHARRON and Catherine ANDRE dite LAFONTAINE

Joseph CHARRON

Born: 16 March 1829, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Rose ROY 8 January 1850 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1790
12 December 1790
Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

1812 Marriage / Partner
Catherine ANDRE dite LAFONTAINE and Jean-Baptiste CHARRON 10 February 1812, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1829 Birth of Child
Joseph CHARRON was born 16 March 1829, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 38 years old.

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