Madeleine DARAGON dite LAFRANCE

(b. 18 January 1702 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 3 December 1778 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was born 18 January 1702 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Madeleine DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was the child of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Madeleine GUILLEMET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Nicolas GUILLEMET and Marie SEL (DECELLES)

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

Madeleine married François-Michel MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE 24 February 1721 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
François-Michel MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE was born 27 August 1699 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). François-Michel died 30 August 1748 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . François-Michel was the child of François MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE and Marie-Josephte DUPONT.

Madeleine married (2) Guillaume VACHER dit LACERTE 11 January 1751 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . Guillaume VACHER dit LACERTE was born 25 September 1693 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Guillaume died 26 September 1758 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Guillaume was the child of Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT.

Madeleine DARAGON dite LAFRANCE died 3 December 1778 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, 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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Madeleine DARAGON dite LAFRANCE married

François-Michel MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE-- Date: 24 February 1721 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
François-Michel MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE was the child of François MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE and Marie-Josephte DUPONT

Children of François-Michel MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE and Madeleine DARAGON dite LAFRANCE:

Marguerite MALBOEUF dite BÉLISLE (b.4 October 1724, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 24 February 1750, Nicolet, Canada, New France )
m. Dominique JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS 14 April 1749 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Angélique-Josephte MALBOEUF dite BÉLISLE (b.6 July 1731, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1767, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DUMAS 8 October 1751 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

François MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE (b.29 June 1737, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1813, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte HOUDE 6 April 1761 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean-Baptiste MALBOEUF (b.20 September 1739, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 28 November 1792, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine ROBERT 31 March 1761 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Madeleine DARAGON dite LAFRANCE married

Guillaume VACHER dit LACERTE-- Date: 11 January 1751 Place: Nicolet, Canada, New France
Guillaume VACHER dit LACERTE was the child of Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT

Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Children of Guillaume VACHER dit LACERTE and Madeleine DARAGON dite LAFRANCE:

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1702 Birth
18 January 1702
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1721 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine DARAGON dite LAFRANCE and François-Michel MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE 24 February 1721, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 19 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Marguerite MALBOEUF dite BÉLISLE was born 4 October 1724, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Madeleine was 22 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Angélique-Josephte MALBOEUF dite BÉLISLE was born 6 July 1731, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Madeleine was 29 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
François MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE was born 29 June 1737, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Madeleine was 35 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MALBOEUF was born 20 September 1739, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Madeleine was 37 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
François-Michel MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE died 30 August 1748, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

1749 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MALBOEUF dite BÉLISLE married 14 April 1749, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Dominique JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS

1750 Death of Child
Marguerite MALBOEUF dite BÉLISLE died 24 February 1750, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Madeleine was 48 years old.

1751 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine DARAGON dite LAFRANCE and Guillaume VACHER dit LACERTE 11 January 1751, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

She was 49 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Angélique-Josephte MALBOEUF dite BÉLISLE married 8 October 1751, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Jean-Baptiste DUMAS

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Guillaume VACHER dit LACERTE died 26 September 1758, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1761 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MALBOEUF married 31 March 1761, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Marie-Madeleine ROBERT

1761 Marriage of Child
François MALBOEUF dit BÉLISLE married 6 April 1761, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Marie-Josephte HOUDE

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.

1767 Death of Child
Angélique-Josephte MALBOEUF dite BÉLISLE died 2 June 1767, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Madeleine was 65 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.