François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE

(b. 16 December 1712 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1798 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE was born 16 December 1712 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

François DARAGON dit 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):

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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Josephte-Amable died 17 June 1756 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Josephte-Amable was the child of Michel LEFEBVRE and Françoise DENIS.

François married (2) 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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Françoise was the child of Jean-François MARTEL and Marguerite LALANDE dite LATREILLE.

François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE died 17 February 1798 in L'Acadie, Lower 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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François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE married

Josephte-Amable LEFEBVRE-- Date: 4 November 1748 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 (b.9 September 1749, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Francoise DESJARDINS 15 January 1770 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

François DARAGON dit LAFRANCE married

Françoise MARTEL-- Date: 23 May 1757 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 (b.22 May 1758, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 7 October 1837, Montebello, Lower Canada )
m. Jean THIVIERGE 12 January 1778 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Françoise DARAGON dite LAFRANCE (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 January 1824, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques ALEXANDRE 3 February 1783 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Rose DARAGON dite LAFRANCE (b.20 August 1768, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Guillaume FOURNIER 7 January 1794 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1712 Birth
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, 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, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Jean THIVIERGE

1783 Marriage of Child
Françoise DARAGON dite LAFRANCE married 3 February 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) 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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Guillaume FOURNIER

1798 Death
17 February 1798
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 85.

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