Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE

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20 July 1697 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

26 June 1760 , La Prairie, Canada

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Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU

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Born: 20 July 1697 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean LEFORT dit LAPRAIRIE

Mother: Marguerite-Françoise MOREAU

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Jean married Marguerite FAVREAU 28 July 1727 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite FAVREAU was born abt. 1702 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 14 March 1773 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite was the child of Mathurin FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Madeleine EMERY dite CODERRE.

Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE died 26 June 1760 in La Prairie, 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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Spouse & Children of Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE

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Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE married

Marguerite FAVREAU
Marriage date: 28 July 1727
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marguerite FAVREAU was the child of Mathurin FAVREAU dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Madeleine EMERY dite CODERRE

Children of Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE and Marguerite FAVREAU

Marguerite LEFORT

Born: 5 September 1734, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 29 September 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre DEMERS 8 February 1751 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Monique LEFORT

Born: 4 August 1737, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 22 September 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Louis PAYANT dit ST-ONGE 8 September 1766 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre LEFORT

Born: 12 April 1741, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 22 September 1810, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Amable LEFORT

Born: 4 May 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Felicite LAMARQUE 9 November 1767 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1697
20 July 1697
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1727 Marriage / Partner
Jean LEFORT dit LA PRAIRIE and Marguerite FAVREAU 28 July 1727, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 30 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEFORT was born 5 September 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 37 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Monique LEFORT was born 4 August 1737, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 40 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Pierre LEFORT was born 12 April 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 43 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Amable LEFORT was born 4 May 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 46 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LEFORT married 8 February 1751, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre DEMERS

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