Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE

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2 December 1712 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

2 February 1756 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Claude MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE Marie-Madeleine DUMOCHEL

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Born: 2 December 1712 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Claude MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine DUMOCHEL

Maternal grandparents: Bernard DUMOCHEL dit LAROCHE , Jeanne JUIN

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Jean-François married Madeleine LEDUC 30 September 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine LEDUC was born 22 February 1710 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Madeleine died 4 May 1805 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Madeleine was the child of Charles LEDUC and Anne-Angélique CHEVALIER.

Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE died 2 February 1756 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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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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Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE married

Madeleine LEDUC
Marriage date: 30 September 1737
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Madeleine LEDUC was the child of Charles LEDUC and Anne-Angélique CHEVALIER

Children of Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Madeleine LEDUC

Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE

Born: 10 August 1748, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 8 February 1826, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise PETIT 7 November 1768 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1712
2 December 1712
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Madeleine LEDUC 30 September 1737, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was born 10 August 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-François was 35 years old.

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