Joseph
SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
21 March 1781
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
,
)
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Joseph SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was born 21 March 1781 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne MAILLOT (maternal) Gabriel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) dit ST-JEAN and Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Madeleine BROUILLET 1 July 1811 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Marie-Madeleine BROUILLET was born 30 November 1756 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Michel BROUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Louise-Madeleine RENAUDET.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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-Madeleine BROUILLET-- Date: 1 July 1811 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Madeleine BROUILLET was the child of Michel BROUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Louise-Madeleine RENAUDET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine BROUILLET:
Marie-Madeleine BROUILLET-- Date: 1 July 1811 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada Marie-Madeleine BROUILLET was the child of Michel BROUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Louise-Madeleine RENAUDET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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1781 Birth 21 March 1781
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
1811 Marriage / PartnerJoseph SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Madeleine BROUILLET 1 July 1811, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)
He was 30 years old.
Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
St. Joachim Chapel, Built in 1831
Chapelle de procession Saint-Joachim à Varennes, Québec, Canada
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