Claude (Guerin) Guérin
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Claude (Guerin) Guérin (abt. 1668 - 1708)

Claude Guérin formerly Guerin aka dit Lafontaine
Born about in Lusignan, Poitiers, Poitou, Francemap
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 19 Nov 1696 in La Prairie, Canada, Nouvelle-Francemap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at about age 40 in La Prairie, Canada, Nouvelle-Francemap
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Cora Lavalley private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 14 Sep 2010
This page has been accessed 3,781 times.

Biography

Flag of France
Claude (Guerin) Guérin migrated from France to New France.
Flag of New France

Claude Guérin dit Fontaine/Lafontaine was the son of Michel Guérin and Jeanne Veron, of France. He is given the age of 28 on his marriage record to Jeanne Cusson on 19 Nov 1696.

He was a soldier of the company of Mr de Noyan (one of the many marine companies that came to the colony).

Marriage

Contrat de mariage de Claude Guérin et Jeanne Cusson (18 novembre 1696). (Deux copies). Notaire Antoine Adhémar[1] (marriage contract)

Jeanne Cusson married Claude Guérin dit Fontaine on 19 Nov 1696 in La Prairie[2] (duplicate records exist of the marriage, one being held at Notre-Dame de Montréal)[3] Present at this wedding were Jean Cusson, brother of the bride, Robert Grotton , Yve St-Ange, Antoine Adhémar, royal notary and brother-in-law of the bride. Only the priest and the notary could sign.[4]

Known children/Enfants connus

  1. Jacques Guérin, né & bapt. 16 Aug 1697 La Prairie; Jacques Lafontaine marié à Marie Anne Sénécal 29 Jan 1725 La Prairie; remarié à Marie Louise Lafetière 20 nov 1747 La Prairie[5]
  2. Jean Baptiste Lafontaine, né & bapt 16 oct 1699 La Prairie; marié à Catherine Bourdeaux 29 Jan 1725 La Prairie[6]
  3. Ange Guérin, né & bapt. 30 Jul 1701 La Prairie[7]. Ange Lafontaine marié à Marie Anne Lebert 15 mai 1729 La Prairie
  4. Marguerite Guerrin, née 6 mai 1703 & bapt. 10 May La Prairie[8]. Marguerite Lafontaine mariée à Joseph Bourdeau 3 fév 1728 La Prairie

Claude died 30 March 1708, and was buried the same day in La Prairie[9][10]

Sources

  1. ↑ BAnQ Notarial acts index Inventaire des greffes des notaires du régime français, par Pierre Georges Roy et Antoine Roy; 27 Vol + index 1-8 Vol V pg 261
  2. ↑ marriage IGD Montréal
  3. ↑ La Prairie marriage record IGD
  4. ↑ Marriage, Family Search
  5. ↑ Drouin Institute, GenealogyQuebec.com, 2020, Jacques Guerin birth 16 Aug 1697, baptism 16 Aug 1697, Notre-Dame-de-LaPrairie-de-la-Madeleine, La Prairie, parents; Claude Guerin Lafontaine and Jeanne Cusson; godparents Jacques Detailly and Jean Leber (accessed 18 July 2020).
  6. ↑ Drouin Institute, GenealogyQuebec.com, 2020, Jean Baptiste Lafontaine baptism 16 Oct 1699, Notre-Dame-de-LaPrairie-de-la-Madeleine, La Prairie, parents; Claude Guerin Lafontaine and Jeanne Cusson; godparents Jean St Martin and Jeanne Gangnier (accessed 18 July 2020).
  7. ↑ Drouin Institute, GenealogyQuebec.com, 2020, Ange Guerin birth 30 July 1701, baptism 30 July 1701, Notre-Dame-de-LaPrairie-de-la-Madeleine, La Prairie, parents; Claude Guerin and Jean Cusson; godparents Ange Cusson resident of Cap-de-la-Madeleine and Marie Baron (accessed 16 July 2020).
  8. ↑ Drouin Institute, GenealogyQuebec.com, 2020, Marguerite Guerin birth 6 May 1703, baptism 10 May 1703, Notre-Dame-de-LaPrairie-de-la-Madeleine, La Prairie, parents; Claude Guerin and Jeanne Cusson (accessed 18 July 2020).
  9. ↑ Funeral IGD
  10. ↑ Funeral Family Search
  • Actes d'état civil et registres d'église du Québec (Collection Drouin), 1621 à 1997 - Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection: Institut Généalogique Drouin IGD (membership) https://www.genealogiequebec.com
  • Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Claude Guérin (dit Lafontaine), Chef de famille (Head), baptism date 1668, baptism place France, spouse Jeanne Cusson, baptized 1663, daughter of Jean Cusson, marriage date 19 Nov 1696, marriage place Laprairie, children Jacques, Jean-Baptiste, Ange, Marguerite. Original data: Tanguay, Cyprien. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours. Québec, Canada: Eusèbe Senécal, 1871-1890. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Vol. 4 Sect. 2 : Gli-Jin; Page: 399.

This person was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 14 September 2010.





Memories: 1
Enter a personal reminiscence or story.
Cora Lavalley
Clude Guerin came to Canada in 1694 under the command of M. Noyan. Claude Guerin was a french soldier who came to fight in the French and Indian wars. After the war was over, he received a plot of land in payment for his services. His neighbors included a widow woman whose property included the primary source of water in the area, a natural spring. He married the widow. Guerin changed his name to Claude Guerin dit Lafontaine "Guerin keeper of the fountain (spring)". That was the family name for a few generations. The family grew quite large but a feud developed for reasons unknown. Half the family wouldn't talk to the other half and eventually they split the name between them. Half becme the Guerins and the other half became the Lafontaines. Claude is buried in Laprairie, Quebec, Canada
posted 22 Aug 2011 by Cora Lavalley
Login to add a memory.
Is Claude your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Claude by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Claude:

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.

Images: 1
Guérin and Cusson in Tanguay Collection
Guérin and Cusson in Tanguay Collection


Comments: 2

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Guerin-1054 Kenneth Guerin
I believe that the marriage occurred in 1697, not 1696 as stated in the record at Généalogie Québec. The text in the record states "mil six cens novante et sept". The priest's signature at the end of the record shows "1697". The volume of record indices hosted at familysearch.org also lists the marriage as occurring in 1697. I sent a message to GQ with my opinion.
posted by Kenneth Guerin
Liard-1 Danielle Liard
La Fontaine name does not stem from the property Jeanne Cusson had. It stems from his being a soldier, it was a practice of the time to give a different name to each soldier by which he was known during his military service. Many kept the extra names after their term of service was ended, these are some of the dit names found all over the records. He got married using Claude Guérin dit Fontaine as his full name.
posted by Danielle Liard

Featured National Park champion connections: Claude is 14 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 18 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 15 degrees from George Catlin, 17 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 23 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 15 degrees from George Grinnell, 24 degrees from Anton Kröller, 17 degrees from Stephen Mather, 20 degrees from Kara McKean, 17 degrees from John Muir, 14 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 27 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

G  >  Guerin  >  Claude (Guerin) Guérin

Categories: La Prairie, Canada, Nouvelle-France | Migrants du Poitou au Canada, Nouvelle-France | Marine Companies to New France