Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN

Born

9 June 1741 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

19 February 1809 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Catherine married Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS 5 March 1764 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS was born 22 January 1741 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Regis-Francois died 26 March 1787 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . Regis-Francois was the child of Antoine LEFEBVRE and Marie-Anne MORAND .

Parents & Family of Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN

Parents of Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN

Father

Pierre LAFOND dit MONGRAIN

Mother

Marie-Catherine TROTTIER

Grandparents of Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN

Paternal grandparents

Pierre LAFOND dit MONGRAIN Marie-Madeleine RIVARD

Maternal grandparents

Augustin TROTTIER Angélique-Marie LEFEBVRE

m. Lefebvre Regis-Francois

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN

Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN married

Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS
Marriage date: 5 March 1764
Marriage place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS was the child of Antoine LEFEBVRE and Marie-Anne MORAND

Children of Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS and Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN

Francois LEFEBVRE DEPIN

Born: 4 August 1771, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph-Amable LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS

Born: abt. 1775, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 November 1857, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: Marie-Louise TREMBLAY 27 July 1801 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Catherine's Québec records.

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 — 1741
9 June 1741
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN and Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS 5 March 1764, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 22 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Francois LEFEBVRE DEPIN was born 4 August 1771, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Catherine was 30 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS died 26 March 1787, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Amable LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS married 27 July 1801, Contrecœur, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise TREMBLAY

Death — 1809
19 February 1809
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 67.

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