Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Born

13 June 1752 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Died

28 January 1842 , Berthierville, Canada East

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François DUBORD dit FONTAINE Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY

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Born: 13 June 1752 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Father: François DUBORD dit FONTAINE

Mother: Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY

Paternal grandparents: Balthazar DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE , Marie-Josephe RIPAULT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY , Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL

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Marguerite married Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX 19 October 1767 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX was born abt. 1747 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph-Ambroise died 21 March 1818 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Joseph-Ambroise was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE.

Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE died 28 January 1842 in Berthierville, Canada East .
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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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Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE married

Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX
Marriage date: 19 October 1767
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Anne LATOUR dite LAFORGE

Children of Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX and Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Marie-Anne-Adelaide GENEREUX

Born: 5 July 1773, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine GENEREUX 6 January 1793 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Antoine GENEREUX

Born: 22 November 1790, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 February 1862, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne JOBIN dite BOISVERT 20 September 1813 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Honoree GENEREAUX

Born: 6 September 1792, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1840, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Francois MALOUIN 18 November 1816 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1752
13 June 1752
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

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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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE and Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX 19 October 1767 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 15 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Adelaide GENEREUX was born 5 July 1773, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite was 21 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)

1790 Birth of Child
Antoine GENEREUX was born 22 November 1790, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite was 38 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Honoree GENEREAUX was born 6 September 1792, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite was 40 years old.

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne-Adelaide GENEREUX married 6 January 1793, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Antoine GENEREUX

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

1813 Marriage of Child
Antoine GENEREUX married 20 September 1813 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Anne JOBIN dite BOISVERT

1816 Marriage of Child
Honoree GENEREAUX married 18 November 1816, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre-Francois MALOUIN

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX died 21 March 1818, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada