Claude
GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
abt. 1668
,
France
d.
30 March 1708
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
)
Am I Your Ancestor?
GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE Genealogy
Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1668 in France. Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was the child of ? and ?
Claude was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1696.
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Jeanne CUSSON 19 November 1696 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Jeanne CUSSON was born abt. 1663 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). She died 19 March 1738 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis). She was the daughter of Jean CUSSON and Marie FOUBERT.
Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE died 30 March 1708 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .
son of Michel Guerin and Jeanne Veron
Details of the family tree of Claude appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know? Black cats have always had a rather suspicious reputation as associates of sorceresses and witches, ...Read MORE...The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, No. 19, Oct. - Dec., 1892, Lutins in the Province of Quebec
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)
1696 Marriage / Partner
Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne CUSSON 19 November 1696, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1697 Birth of Child
Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was born 16 August 1697, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis)- 1699 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was born 16 October 1699, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) - 1701 Birth of Child
Ange GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was born 30 July 1701, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) - 1703 Birth of Child
Marguerite GUERIN was born 10 May 1703, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) 
1708 Death
30 March 1708
La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis)
There is MORE. Sign in to see it.
Added: 3/31/2015 8:29:51 AM
- Updated: 6/15/2015 1:25:04 PM
About Claude - Family History / Genealogy Charts
Not the person you are looking for? Try again!
Genealogy research for Claude Guerin Dit Lafontaine (on other sites)
Discover your family history through historical newspapers (free trial)
Sign In or
Join for FREE! to see the details!
Completely FREE. We will never ask for your credit card.
Is Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE YOUR Ancestor? Tell us more!
If you'd like to be contacted by others who are related to Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE, leave a message here!The comments you read here belong only to the person who posted them. We reserve the right to remove off-topic and inappropriate comments.