Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

Born

22 March 1773 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 August 1832 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE Marguerite GEOFFRION (JEFFRION)

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Born: 22 March 1773 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Marguerite GEOFFRION (JEFFRION)

Paternal grandparents: Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE , Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) dit ST-JEAN , Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

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Marie-Desanges-Julie married Joseph NADEAU 16 September 1793 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph NADEAU was born 2 November 1762 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Joseph died 1 February 1844 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Joseph was the child of Louis NADEAU and Marie-Françoise CAZAULT.

Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE died 20 August 1832 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE married

Joseph NADEAU
Marriage date: 16 September 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Joseph NADEAU was the child of Louis NADEAU and Marie-Françoise CAZAULT

Children of Joseph NADEAU and Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE

Clemence NADEAU

Born: 28 September 1810, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 24 November 1847, St-Nom-de-Marie, Iberville, Canada East

Married: Francois-Xavier COLLETTE 14 June 1836

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Birth — 1773
22 March 1773
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE and Joseph NADEAU 16 September 1793, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 20 years old.

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

1810 Birth of Child
Clemence NADEAU was born 28 September 1810, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Desanges-Julie was 37 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England