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.

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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 Brioux-sur-Boutonne, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, 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.

Son of Jacques Greslon and Catherine Faveau

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

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Occupation

Jacques GRESLON dit LAFONTAINE 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

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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