Alexis-Francois LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 24 November 1724 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1787 , Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Alexis-Francois LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE was born 24 November 1724 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Alexis-Francois LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-François LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine VIEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LARIOU dit LAFANTAISIE and Catherine MONGEAU (maternal) Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER

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Alexis-Francois married Marguerite BELEC 25 November 1753 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Marguerite BELEC was born 9 September 1732 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marguerite died 23 December 1805 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Louis BELEC and Marie-Madeleine GAUDRY.

Alexis-Francois LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE died 24 November 1787 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Marguerite Belec
25 November 1753
Batiscan

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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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Marguerite BELEC-- Date: 25 November 1753 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marguerite BELEC was the child of Louis BELEC and Marie-Madeleine GAUDRY

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1724 Birth
24 November 1724
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Alexis-Francois LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite BELEC 25 November 1753, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 29 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.

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.