Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Born

25 December 1701 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

1 January 1773 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre FOURNIER Marie ANCELIN

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Born: 25 December 1701 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre FOURNIER

Mother: Marie ANCELIN

Maternal grandparents: René ANCELIN (ASSELIN) , Marie JUIN (JOUIN)

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Pierre married Marie-Therese VEL dite SANSOUCY 27 July 1728 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Therese VEL dite SANSOUCY was born abt. 1697 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Therese died 27 March 1783 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Therese was the child of Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne RAIMBAULT.

Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL died 1 January 1773 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, 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-Therese VEL dite SANSOUCY
Marriage date: 27 July 1728
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Marie-Therese VEL dite SANSOUCY was the child of Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne RAIMBAULT

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Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Born: 3 August 1729, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 7 February 1810, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE 26 July 1756 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite BELVAL

Born: 15 June 1735, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François DUBORD dit FONTAINE 23 November 1760 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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Birth — 1701
25 December 1701
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Marie-Therese VEL dite SANSOUCY 27 July 1728, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 26 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL was born 3 August 1729, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite BELVAL was born 15 June 1735, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 33 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL married 26 July 1756 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite BELVAL married 23 November 1760 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to François DUBORD dit FONTAINE

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.