Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE

Born

12 September 1724 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

6 July 1805 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE Marie-Anne OUELLET

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Born: 12 September 1724 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE

Mother: Marie-Anne OUELLET

Paternal grandparents: François-Xavier PINEL , Louise CONSTANTINEAU

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Abraham OUELLET , Françoise LIZOTTE

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Charles-François married Angelique-Josephe PLOURDE 11 February 1754 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angelique-Josephe PLOURDE was born 24 September 1735 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Angelique-Josephe was the child of Augustin PLOURDE and Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE.

Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE died 6 July 1805 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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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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Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE married

Angelique-Josephe PLOURDE
Marriage date: 11 February 1754
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Angelique-Josephe PLOURDE was the child of Augustin PLOURDE and Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE

Children of Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Angelique-Josephe PLOURDE

Augustin PINEL dit LAFRANCE

Born: 8 May 1755, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Isabelle-Élisabeth-Thècle CHAGNON 24 July 1785 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Louise PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Born: 21 December 1761, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada
Died: 3 March 1810, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Andre PAQUET dit LAVALLEE 6 November 1786 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1724
12 September 1724
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Angelique-Josephe PLOURDE 11 February 1754, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 29 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Augustin PINEL dit LAFRANCE was born 8 May 1755, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Charles-François was 30 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PINEL dite LAFRANCE was born 21 December 1761, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Charles-François was 37 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Augustin PINEL dit LAFRANCE married 24 July 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Isabelle-Élisabeth-Thècle CHAGNON

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PINEL dite LAFRANCE married 6 November 1786, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Andre PAQUET dit LAVALLEE

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)