Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ

Born

29 October 1727 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

18 January 1812 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephe married Joseph FONTAINE 29 April 1748 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph FONTAINE was born 17 January 1726 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Joseph died 21 June 1808 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU .

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ

Parents of Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ

Father

Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ

Mother

Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Grandparents of Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ

Paternal grandparents

Louis PETIT Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) Barbe RICHAUME

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ

Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ married

Joseph FONTAINE
Marriage date: 29 April 1748
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France

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Joseph FONTAINE was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU

Children of Joseph FONTAINE and Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ

Marie-Josephe FONTAINE

Born: abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Paul LUSSIER 3 October 1763 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Born: 3 December 1752, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 1 October 1837, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Amable CHAGNON 7 February 1774 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

Born: 12 March 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME 28 April 1777 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Born: 1 April 1764, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine CHARRON 7 November 1785 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Josephe's Québec records.

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 — 1727
29 October 1727
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ and Joseph FONTAINE 29 April 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 20 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 3 December 1752, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 25 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 12 March 1758, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 30 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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe FONTAINE married 3 October 1763, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Paul LUSSIER

1764 Birth of Child
François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 1 April 1764, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephe was 36 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married 7 February 1774, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Amable CHAGNON

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Madeleine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU married 28 April 1777, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie TETREAULT dit DUCHARME

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married 7 November 1785, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Madeleine CHARRON

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

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

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