Judith
TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE
Born
22 June 1735
,
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died
20 June 1820
,
St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, Quebec, Canada
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Judith TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE
Judith TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE married 
Alexis VAILLANT
Marriage date: 8 October 1753
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Alexis VAILLANT was the child of Pierre-René VAILLANT and Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Alexis VAILLANTMarriage date: 8 October 1753
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Alexis VAILLANT was the child of Pierre-René VAILLANT and Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Alexis VAILLANT and Judith TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE
Marie-Madeleine VAILLANT
Married: Joseph DUGAS 8 January 1776 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Thérèse VAILLANT
Born: September 1760, L'Assomption, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Jean Baptiste LANDRY 22 January 1777 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise VAILLANT
Married: Jean Evangeliste Daniel DUGAS 13 August 1782 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste VAILLANT
Born: 7 October 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1826, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1826, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Married: Marie MAJEAU 10 October 1809 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Marguerite VAILLANT
Born: 30 March 1780, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Jean-Baptiste BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE 12 February 1798 Place: L'Assomption, Lower 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 — 173522 June 1735
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
1753 Marriage / PartnerJudith TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE and Alexis VAILLANT 8 October 1753, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
She was 18 years old.
1755 Birth of ChildJudith VAILLANT was born 29 March 1755, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Judith was 19 years old.
1757 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine VAILLANT was born 8 July 1757, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Judith was 22 years old.
1759 Birth of ChildJosephe VAILLANT was born 7 March 1759, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Judith was 23 years old.
1760 Birth of ChildThérèse VAILLANT was born September 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Judith was 25 years old.
1762 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise VAILLANT was born 20 March 1762, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Judith was 26 years old.
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.1763 Birth of ChildJudith VAILLANT was born 19 April 1763, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Judith was 27 years old.
1764 Birth of ChildAlexis VAILLANT was born 19 December 1764, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Judith was 29 years old.
1772 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste VAILLANT was born 7 October 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Judith was 37 years old.
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.1776 Marriage of ChildMarie-Madeleine VAILLANT married 8 January 1776, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph DUGAS
1777 Marriage of ChildThérèse VAILLANT married 22 January 1777, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean Baptiste LANDRY
1777 Birth of ChildJoseph VAILLANT was born 5 June 1777, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Judith was 41 years old.
1780 Birth of ChildMarguerite VAILLANT was born 30 March 1780, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Judith was 44 years old.
1782 Marriage of ChildMarie-Louise VAILLANT married 13 August 1782, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean Evangeliste Daniel DUGAS
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 Canada1798 Marriage of ChildMarguerite VAILLANT married 12 February 1798, L'Assomption, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE
1803 Death of Spouse/PartnerAlexis VAILLANT died 18 September 1803, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
1809 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste VAILLANT married 10 October 1809, L'Assomption, Lower Canada to Marie MAJEAU
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.Death — 182020 June 1820
St-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, Quebec, Canada
She died at the age of 85.
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