Jean-Baptiste GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE

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16 October 1699 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

30 December 1783 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE Jeanne CUSSON

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Born: 16 October 1699 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Jeanne CUSSON

Maternal grandparents: Jean CUSSON , Marie FOUBERT

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Catherine BOURDEAU 29 January 1725 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Catherine BOURDEAU was born 1 December 1704 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine died 24 June 1789 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine was the child of Pierre BORDEAU (BOURDEAU) and Marguerite LEFEBVRE.

Jean-Baptiste GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE died 30 December 1783 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Marie-Catherine BOURDEAU
Marriage date: 29 January 1725
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine BOURDEAU was the child of Pierre BORDEAU (BOURDEAU) and Marguerite LEFEBVRE

Children of Jean-Baptiste GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Catherine BOURDEAU

Jean-Baptiste GUERIN

Born: 26 November 1728, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 16 September 1792, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte DUPUIS 10 February 1755 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 14 September 1733, Saint-Constant, Canada, New France
Died: 29 June 1799, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Louise ROBIDOUX 14 February 1757 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise-Amable RIEL 15 September 1766 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Veronique GUERIN

Born: 22 April 1738, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 14 March 1767, Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) 19 February 1759 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1699
16 October 1699
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1725 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Catherine BOURDEAU 29 January 1725 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUERIN was born 26 November 1728, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was born 14 September 1733, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Veronique GUERIN was born 22 April 1738, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUERIN married 10 February 1755 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Charlotte DUPUIS

1757 Marriage of Child
Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE married 14 February 1757, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Louise ROBIDOUX

1759 Marriage of Child
Veronique GUERIN married 19 February 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU)

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE married 15 September 1766, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise-Amable RIEL

1767 Death of Child
Veronique GUERIN died 14 March 1767, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 67 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.