Joseph PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR

Born

23 February 1756 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

28 December 1833 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Pierre PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR Geneviève DENEAU (DENIAU)

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Born: 23 February 1756 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Geneviève DENEAU (DENIAU)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR , Marie-Catherine BISAILLON

Maternal grandparents: Charles DENEAU (DENIAU) , Marie-Anne-Madeleine DEMERS (DUMAIS)

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Joseph married Marie-Josephte ROBERT dite LAPOMMERAIS 12 February 1781 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte ROBERT dite LAPOMMERAIS was born 30 May 1766 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephte died 9 April 1802 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph ROBERT dit LAPOMMERAYE and Marguerite LONGTIN dite JÉRÔME.

Joseph PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR died 28 December 1833 in L'Acadie, 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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Marie-Josephte ROBERT dite LAPOMMERAIS
Marriage date: 12 February 1781
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte ROBERT dite LAPOMMERAIS was the child of Joseph ROBERT dit LAPOMMERAYE and Marguerite LONGTIN dite JÉRÔME

Children of Joseph PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephte ROBERT dite LAPOMMERAIS

Josephte PINSONNEAULT

Born: 4 May 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François-Xavier BISSONNETTE 19 October 1801 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph PINSONNEAULT

Born: 20 January 1785, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 May 1832, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Apolline TREMBLAY 26 October 1801 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre PINSONNEAULT

Born: 21 August 1786, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Felicite TREMBLAY 26 November 1810 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1756
23 February 1756
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephte ROBERT dite LAPOMMERAIS 12 February 1781 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Josephte PINSONNEAULT was born 4 May 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Joseph PINSONNEAULT was born 20 January 1785, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Pierre PINSONNEAULT was born 21 August 1786, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 30 years old.

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
Josephte PINSONNEAULT married 19 October 1801, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to François-Xavier BISSONNETTE

1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph PINSONNEAULT married 26 October 1801, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Apolline TREMBLAY

1802 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte ROBERT dite LAPOMMERAIS died 9 April 1802, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

1810 Marriage of Child
Pierre PINSONNEAULT married 26 November 1810 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Felicite TREMBLAY

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.

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

1832 Death of Child
Joseph PINSONNEAULT died 23 May 1832, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 76 years old.

Death — 1833
28 December 1833
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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