André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE

Born

22 June 1716 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

29 June 1790 , Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Madeleine ROY

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Born: 22 June 1716 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine ROY

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE , Denise LEMAITRE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ROY , Catherine DUCHARME

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André married Marie-Catherine LEBER 21 November 1740 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine LEBER was born 2 May 1717 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine died 11 March 1781 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Catherine was the child of François LEBER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE.

André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE died 29 June 1790 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Marie-Catherine LEBER
Marriage date: 21 November 1740
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Catherine LEBER was the child of François LEBER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

Children of André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Catherine LEBER

Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 14 April 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1824, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Claude BISAILLON 11 November 1765 Place: Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste PERRAS

Born: 21 May 1752, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth GERVAIS 9 October 1775 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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Birth — 1716
22 June 1716
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
André PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Catherine LEBER 21 November 1740, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE was born 14 April 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

André was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAS was born 21 May 1752, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

André was 35 years old.

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

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PERRAS dite LAFONTAINE married 11 November 1765, Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada to Claude BISAILLON

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAS married 9 October 1775, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Elisabeth GERVAIS

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.

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine LEBER died 11 March 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1790
29 June 1790
Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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