Madeleine LAROCHE dite LAFONTAINE

Born

1 April 1708 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

11 April 1787 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel-François LAROCHE dit LAFONTAINE Anne-Marie BISSON

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Born: 1 April 1708 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Michel-François LAROCHE dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Anne-Marie BISSON

Maternal grandparents: Gervais BISSON (BUISSON) , Marie-Madeleine BOUTET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Madeleine married Antoine-Marie BOISSEL 4 October 1734 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine-Marie BOISSEL was born 26 May 1711 in Mont-Louis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis). Antoine-Marie died 23 November 1790 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Antoine-Marie was the child of Claude BOISSEL and Marguerite MORIN.

Madeleine LAROCHE dite LAFONTAINE died 11 April 1787 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, 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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Madeleine LAROCHE dite LAFONTAINE married

Antoine-Marie BOISSEL
Marriage date: 4 October 1734
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Antoine-Marie BOISSEL was the child of Claude BOISSEL and Marguerite MORIN

Children of Antoine-Marie BOISSEL and Madeleine LAROCHE dite LAFONTAINE

Madeleine BOISSEL

Born: 27 April 1737, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François BEAUDRY February 1758 Place: Mont-Louis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis)

Marie-Thérèse BOISSEL

Born: 14 March 1739, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: October 1816, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: François-Rene ROBERT dit LEBRETON 1758 Place: , Canada

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Birth — 1708
1 April 1708
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine LAROCHE dite LAFONTAINE and Antoine-Marie BOISSEL 4 October 1734, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 26 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Madeleine BOISSEL was born 27 April 1737, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Madeleine was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BOISSEL was born 14 March 1739, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Madeleine was 30 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BOISSEL married February 1758, Mont-Louis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis) to François BEAUDRY

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.

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.