HELP! immigrant flag male ancestor  Jacques  GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE

  (b. abt. 1637 Poitiers, France   d. abt. 1678 L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France )  

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Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1637 in Poitiers, France

Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE was the child of ?   and   ?

Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1657.

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

Jacques  married  Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT) 31 July 1657 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 12 children. Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT)  was born abt. 1636 in Poitiers, France.  Jeanne died 20 March 1700 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). 

Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE died abt. 1678 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France.

Occupation: Tisserand



Son of Jacques Greslon and Catherine Faveau

Death record not found in Drouin collection in L'Ange Gardien


Details of the family tree of Jacques appear below.

Did You Know? 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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Did You Know? 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)
Jacques was a Tisserand.
The tisserand, or weaver, knew how to weave fabrics, by hand or machine. The female equivalent was called a tisserande.
Source: tfcq.ca

Weaving Through Time: A Tisserand's Tale in 18th Century New France

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE

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Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE married Ancestor is complete!immigrant Fille a Marier flag female ancestor Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT)-- Date: 31 July 1657 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Notre-Dame-de-Quebec

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries


Children of Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT):

flag male ancestor Pierre-Jacques GRESLON (b.9 September 1658, Québec, Canada, New France   d. ,  )
m. Elisabeth MOUSSEAU 28 October 1693 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

flag female ancestor Marie-Ursule GRESLON (b.18 January 1660, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France   d. 13 April 1734, La-Pérade, Canada, New France )
m. Gilbert LEROUX 4 September 1675 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Marie-Jeanne GRESLON (b.abt. 1661, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 7 June 1731, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA 16 May 1677 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Jacques MORAND 23 January 1718 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

flag boy ancestor Jean GRESLON (b.8 February 1663, Château-Richer, Canada, New France   d. abt. 1666,  )

flag baby boy ancestor François GRESLON (b.5 September 1664, Château-Richer, Canada, New France   d. abt. 1666,  )

flag female ancestor Anne GRESLON (b.1 August 1666, Château-Richer, Canada, New France   d. 26 March 1725 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France)
m. Jean BROUSSEAU 6 September 1683 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Jean MASSON 14 March 1699 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

flag male ancestor Louis GRESLON dit LAVIOLETTE (b.5 January 1668, Château-Richer, Canada, New France   d. 12 May 1715, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Jeanne PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU) 11 November 1692 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Angélique-Marie BÉLAND 24 July 1702 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Ancestor is complete!flag baby girl ancestor Marguerite GRESLON (b.31 March 1669, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France  d. 21 April 1669, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France)

flag female ancestor Marie GRESLON (b.23 March 1670, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France  d. ,  )

flag female ancestor Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE (b.27 February 1672, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France  d. 12 July 1709, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Charles GALARNEAU 13 January 1689 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Jean LOUVOIS 4 June 1703 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

flag boy ancestor Pierre GRESLON (b.24 June 1674, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France  d. abt. 1681,  )

flag female ancestor Angélique GRESLON (b.31 May 1676, Québec, Canada, New France   d. 21 July 1736, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France)
m. Anet BOUTIN dit DUBORD 18 February 1692 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Jacques BERNIER 12 October 1711 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Julien CADET 22 April 1718 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)


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marriage1657 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne VIGNAULT (VIGNEAULT) 31 July 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1658 Birth of Child
Pierre-Jacques GRESLON was born 9 September 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1660 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule GRESLON was born 18 January 1660, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)
1663 Birth of Child
Jean GRESLON was born 8 February 1663, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1664 Birth of Child
François GRESLON was born 5 September 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1666 Habittans de Beaupré
Jacques greslon - 40 Tisseran habittant

Jeanne Vignaude - 35 sa femme

pierre greslon - 7 fils

Marie greslon - 6 fille

Jeanne greslon - 3 fille

Jean greslon - 2 fils

Et francois greslon - 17 mois fils
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1666 Birth of Child
Anne GRESLON was born 1 August 1666, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1667 Census - Montmorency County, Quebec
Jacques Grelon, habitant, 43 years
Jeanne Vignaud, 25 years
Pierre Grelon, 9 years
Marie Grelon, 6 years
Jeanne Grelon, 5 years
Jean Grelon, 4 years
Francois Grelon 3 years
Anne Grelon, 1 year
1668 Birth of Child
Louis GRESLON dit LAVIOLETTE was born 5 January 1668, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1669 Birth of Child
Marguerite GRESLON was born 31 March 1669, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
1670 Birth of Child
Marie GRESLON was born 23 March 1670, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
1672 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE was born 27 February 1672, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
1674 Birth of Child
Pierre GRESLON was born 24 June 1674, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
marriage1675 Marriage of Child
Marie-Ursule GRESLON married 4 September 1675, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Gilbert LEROUX
1676 Birth of Child
Angélique GRESLON was born 31 May 1676, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
marriage1677 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne GRESLON married 16 May 1677, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Pedro Pierre DASSYLVA
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