François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Born

16 December 1712 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

17 February 1798 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

François married Josephte-Amable LEFEBVRE 4 November 1748 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte-Amable LEFEBVRE was born 23 September 1726 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . Josephte-Amable died 17 June 1756 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . Josephte-Amable was the child of Michel LEFEBVRE and Françoise DENIS .

François married Françoise MARTEL 23 May 1757 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise MARTEL was born 3 February 1737 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . Françoise was the child of Jean-François MARTEL and Marguerite LALANDE dite LATREILLE .

Parents & Family of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Parents of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Father

François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Mother

Marie-Madeleine GUILLEMET

Grandparents of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas GUILLEMET Marie SEL (DECELLES)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE married

Josephte-Amable LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 4 November 1748
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Josephte-Amable LEFEBVRE was the child of Michel LEFEBVRE and Françoise DENIS

Children of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Josephte-Amable LEFEBVRE

Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

Born: 9 September 1749, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Francoise DESJARDINS 15 January 1770 Place: Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE married

Françoise MARTEL
Marriage date: 23 May 1757
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Françoise MARTEL was the child of Jean-François MARTEL and Marguerite LALANDE dite LATREILLE

Children of François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Françoise MARTEL

Hippolyte-Apolline DARAGON dite LAFRANCE

Born: 22 May 1758, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Died: 7 October 1837, Montebello, Lower Canada

Married: Jean THIVIERGE 12 January 1778 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Françoise DARAGON dite LAFRANCE

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 January 1824, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques ALEXANDRE 3 February 1783 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Rose DARAGON dite LAFRANCE

Born: 20 August 1768, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Guillaume FOURNIER 7 January 1794 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1712
16 December 1712
Saint-Laurent, 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

1748 Marriage / Partner
François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Josephte-Amable LEFEBVRE 4 November 1748, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 35 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was born 9 September 1749, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

François was 36 years old.

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

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte-Amable LEFEBVRE died 17 June 1756, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

1757 Marriage / Partner
François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE and Françoise MARTEL 23 May 1757, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 44 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Hippolyte-Apolline DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was born 22 May 1758, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

François was 45 years old.

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose DARAGON dite LAFRANCE was born 20 August 1768, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 55 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DARAGON dit LAFRANCE married 15 January 1770, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada to Francoise DESJARDINS

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Hippolyte-Apolline DARAGON dite LAFRANCE married 12 January 1778, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean THIVIERGE

1783 Marriage of Child
Françoise DARAGON dite LAFRANCE married 3 February 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Jacques ALEXANDRE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose DARAGON dite LAFRANCE married 7 January 1794, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Guillaume FOURNIER

Death — 1798
17 February 1798
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 85.

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