Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Born

9 December 1723 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Died

8 July 1784 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 9 December 1723 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Father

Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Mother

Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

Grandparents of Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

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François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE 4 August 1749 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE was born 4 July 1722 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 8 June 1769 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dit BELLEGARDE and Marie-Anne BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE.

Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE died 8 July 1784 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE married

Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE
Marriage date: 4 August 1749
Marriage place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE was the child of Pierre GERBEAU (GERBAULT) dit BELLEGARDE and Marie-Anne BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

Children of Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE

Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

Born: 16 July 1750, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 6 January 1841, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 24 February 1772 Place: Saint-Ours, 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 — 1723
9 December 1723
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE 4 August 1749, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born 16 July 1750, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 26 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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne GERBEAU dite BELLEGARDE died 8 June 1769, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE married 24 February 1772, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE

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.