Pierre FONTIGNY dit ST-JEAN

Born

5 May 1733 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

16 August 1809 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Born: 5 May 1733 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre FONTIGNY dit ST-JEAN

Father

Pierre FONTIGNY

Mother

Madeleine CORBEIL

Grandparents of Pierre FONTIGNY dit ST-JEAN

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Maternal grandparents

Andre CORBEIL dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE Charlotte POUTRE dite LAVIGNE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marie-Charlotte GALIPEAU 23 January 1758 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte GALIPEAU was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Charlotte died 27 February 1795 in Terrebonne, Lower Canada . Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste GALIPEAU and Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE.

Pierre FONTIGNY dit ST-JEAN died 16 August 1809 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre FONTIGNY dit ST-JEAN

Pierre FONTIGNY dit ST-JEAN married

Marie-Charlotte GALIPEAU
Marriage date: 23 January 1758
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Marie-Charlotte GALIPEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste GALIPEAU and Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Children of Pierre FONTIGNY dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Charlotte GALIPEAU

Catherine FONTIGNY

Born: abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 August 1816, Terrebonne, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LAUZON 30 July 1781 Place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1733
5 May 1733
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FONTIGNY dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Charlotte GALIPEAU 23 January 1758, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 24 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.