Jean-Baptiste
PILON dit LAFORTUNE
Born
abt. 1653
,
France
Died
16 May 1733
,
Repentigny, Canada, New France
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Born: abt. 1653 in France
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Jean-Baptiste was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1688.
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Jean-Baptiste married Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT 1 March 1688 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT was born 23 January 1659 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Isabelle-Elizabeth died 18 March 1736 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Isabelle-Elizabeth was the child of Jacques BERTAULT and Gillette BONNE (BANNE).
Jean-Baptiste PILON dit LAFORTUNE died 16 May 1733 in Repentigny, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste PILON dit LAFORTUNE
Jean-Baptiste PILON dit LAFORTUNE married 
Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT
Marriage date: 1 March 1688
Marriage place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT was the child of Jacques BERTAULT and Gillette BONNE (BANNE)
Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULTMarriage date: 1 March 1688
Marriage place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT was the child of Jacques BERTAULT and Gillette BONNE (BANNE)
Marriage notes:
"The widow Laurence could not support her young family without serious and lasting help. She met a well-matched friend in the person of Jean-Baptiste Pilon dit Lafortune, 35 years old, originally from Sainte-Eustache in Paris; he had been working in the seigneurie of Repentigny for ten years and owned a suitable homestead. On Monday, the first of March 1688, Elisabeth Bertault and Jean-Baptiste Pilon were present at the church of Repentigny to have their union blessed by Father de Saint-Claude."
"The Bertault-Pilon couple went to live at Boucherville for a period of about ten years, then to Varennes and the Ile Saint-Therese. A miracle of fertility! Elisabeth brought 5 Pilon children into the world: Mathurin, Ignace, Pierre, Marie-Ange and Marie-Genevieve. Elisabeth Bertault was passed the age of 50 when she gave birth to the youngest, Marie-Genevieve, on 7 November 1700."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XV, Page 165
Children of Jean-Baptiste PILON dit LAFORTUNE and Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT
Mathurin PILONBorn: 19 January 1691, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 8 February 1750, Repentigny, Canada, New France
Died: 8 February 1750, Repentigny, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Charlotte LANIEL DESROSIERS 20 January 1726 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Married: Catherine RICHAUME 5 November 1735 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
Ignace PILONBorn: 26 February 1693, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 February 1713, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 23 February 1713, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Pierre PILON 
Marie-Anne PILONBorn: 22 February 1699, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 23 February 1699, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 23 February 1699, Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève PILONBorn: 7 November 1700, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 11 November 1700, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 11 November 1700, Varennes, Canada, New France
Ignace PILONBorn: abt. 1702, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
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1688 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste PILON dit LAFORTUNE and Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT 1 March 1688 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
1691 Birth of ChildMathurin PILON was born 19 January 1691, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1693 Birth of ChildIgnace PILON was born 26 February 1693, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1695 Birth of ChildPierre PILON was born 6 April 1695, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1699 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne PILON was born 22 February 1699, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1699 Death of ChildPierre PILON died 16 May 1699, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1700 Birth of ChildMarie-Geneviève PILON was born 7 November 1700, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
1713 Death of ChildIgnace PILON died 23 February 1713, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
1726 Marriage of ChildMathurin PILON married 20 January 1726 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Charlotte LANIEL DESROSIERS
Death — 173316 May 1733
Repentigny, Canada, New France
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