Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE

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abt. 1726 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

4 June 1803 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Guillaume LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE Jeanne-Catherine BOIVIN

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Born: abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Guillaume LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE

Mother: Jeanne-Catherine BOIVIN

Maternal grandparents: Michel BOIVIN , Françoise LORRAIN

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Josephte-Jeanne married François DEMERS 19 February 1744 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
François DEMERS was born 5 March 1712 in Montréal, Canada, New France . François died 25 February 1775 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . François was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE.

Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE died 4 June 1803 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE married

François DEMERS
Marriage date: 19 February 1744
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

François DEMERS was the child of Robert DEMERS and Marie-Madeleine JETTE

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of François DEMERS and Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE

Josephte DEMERS

Born: 26 August 1745, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François POITEVIN 1 August 1768 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Euphronsine-Marie DEMERS

Born: 8 January 1747, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Pelagie-Marie DEMERS

Born: 29 May 1748, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 18 February 1813, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre DAIGNEAU (DENIAU) 24 June 1765 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Amable DEMERS

Born: 4 January 1750, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 5 June 1800, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne FAVREAU 18 November 1771 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie DEMERS dite CHENNEVILLE

Born: 16 May 1751, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste RÉGUINDEAU 10 January 1780 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis DEMERS

Born: 12 August 1752, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise MEUNIER 6 February 1787 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Henri-Marie DEMERS

Born: 20 August 1754, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 24 November 1812, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève BOILEAU 1 July 1776 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Therese DEMERS dite CHEFDEVILLE

Born: 2 March 1756, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 8 October 1817, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Amable LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 2 October 1775 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne DEMERS dite CHEDEVILLE

Born: 9 November 1757, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR 8 May 1780 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Etienne DESAUTELS 22 September 1822 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada

Francois DEMERS dit CHEDVILLE

Born: 22 February 1763, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 April 1813, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise GUYON dite DION 19 August 1793 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Josephte-Jeanne'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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1744 Marriage / Partner
Josephte-Jeanne LAROCQUE dite LAFONTAINE and François DEMERS 19 February 1744, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1745 Birth of Child
Josephte DEMERS was born 26 August 1745, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1747 Birth of Child
Euphronsine-Marie DEMERS was born 8 January 1747, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1748 Birth of Child
Pelagie-Marie DEMERS was born 29 May 1748, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph-Amable DEMERS was born 4 January 1750, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1751 Birth of Child
Marie DEMERS dite CHENNEVILLE was born 16 May 1751, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1752 Birth of Child
Alexis DEMERS was born 12 August 1752, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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

1754 Birth of Child
Henri-Marie DEMERS was born 20 August 1754, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1756 Birth of Child
Therese DEMERS dite CHEFDEVILLE was born 2 March 1756, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DEMERS dite CHEDEVILLE was born 9 November 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Francois DEMERS dit CHEDVILLE was born 22 February 1763, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1765 Marriage of Child
Pelagie-Marie DEMERS married 24 June 1765, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre DAIGNEAU (DENIAU)

1768 Marriage of Child
Josephte DEMERS married 1 August 1768, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to François POITEVIN

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Amable DEMERS married 18 November 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne FAVREAU

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
François DEMERS died 25 February 1775, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1775 Marriage of Child
Therese DEMERS dite CHEFDEVILLE married 2 October 1775, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre-Amable LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Henri-Marie DEMERS married 1 July 1776, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Geneviève BOILEAU

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie DEMERS dite CHENNEVILLE married 10 January 1780, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste RÉGUINDEAU

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DEMERS dite CHEDEVILLE married 8 May 1780, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Alexis DEMERS married 6 February 1787, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise MEUNIER

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Francois DEMERS dit CHEDVILLE married 19 August 1793, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise GUYON dite DION

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Death of Child
Joseph-Amable DEMERS died 5 June 1800, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Death — 1803
4 June 1803
Chambly, Lower Canada

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