René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE

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4 May 1707 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

6 August 1761 , Montréal, Canada

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René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE Louise FORESTIER

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Born: 4 May 1707 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE

Mother: Louise FORESTIER

Maternal grandparents: Étienne FORESTIER dit LAFORTUNE , Marguerite LAUZON

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René married Marie-Anne DEMERS 16 June 1732 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne DEMERS was born 20 February 1706 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne died 7 June 1745 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE.

René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE died 6 August 1761 in Montréal, 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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Marie-Anne DEMERS
Marriage date: 16 June 1732
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne DEMERS was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE

Children of René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE and Marie-Anne DEMERS

Anne DROUILLARD dite LAPRISE

Born: 6 December 1735, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1809, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean DAGESSE 16 January 1758 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Josephte DOUILLARD

Born: 28 February 1737, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jerome GILBERT dit LAFORME 8 January 1757 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1707
4 May 1707
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1732 Marriage / Partner
René DOUILLARD dit LAPRISE and Marie-Anne DEMERS 16 June 1732, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Anne DROUILLARD dite LAPRISE was born 6 December 1735, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

René was 28 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Josephte DOUILLARD was born 28 February 1737, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

René was 29 years old.

1745 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne DEMERS died 7 June 1745, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Josephte DOUILLARD married 8 January 1757, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jerome GILBERT dit LAFORME

1758 Marriage of Child
Anne DROUILLARD dite LAPRISE married 16 January 1758, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean DAGESSE

Death — 1761
6 August 1761
Montréal, Canada
He died at the age of 54.

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