Joseph LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE

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30 March 1723 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

13 October 1796 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Jean-François LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE Catherine VIEL

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Born: 30 March 1723 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Catherine VIEL

Paternal grandparents: Jean LARIOU dit LAFANTAISIE , Catherine MONGEAU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS , Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER

Joseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Joseph married Ursule ADAM 29 September 1744 in St-François-Xavier, Batiscan, Champlain, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Ursule ADAM was born 9 May 1724 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Ursule died 10 January 1791 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Ursule was the child of Jean-Baptiste ADAM and Catherine GUILLET.

Joseph LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE died 13 October 1796 in Batiscan, Lower 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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Ursule ADAM
Marriage date: 29 September 1744
Marriage place: St-François-Xavier, Batiscan, Champlain, Quebec, Canada
Ursule ADAM was the child of Jean-Baptiste ADAM and Catherine GUILLET

Children of Joseph LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE and Ursule ADAM

Marie-Amable LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 13 December 1752, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 2 May 1814, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER BELLECOUR DESRUISSEAUX 24 October 1764 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine BARON dit LUPIEN 4 June 1804 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada

Toussaint LAFONTAINE

Born: 1 November 1754, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 20 February 1819, St-Stanislas, Champlain, Lower Canada

Married: Francoise AYOTTE 15 January 1775 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Theotiste LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 22 April 1758, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph LEFEBVRE 19 January 1779 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1723
30 March 1723
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE and Ursule ADAM 29 September 1744, St-François-Xavier, Batiscan, Champlain, Quebec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE was born 13 December 1752, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Joseph was 29 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Toussaint LAFONTAINE was born 1 November 1754, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Theotiste LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE was born 22 April 1758, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Joseph was 35 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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE married 24 October 1764, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER BELLECOUR DESRUISSEAUX

1775 Marriage of Child
Toussaint LAFONTAINE married 15 January 1775, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada to Francoise AYOTTE

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.