Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Born

3 August 1729 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Died

7 February 1810 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Pierre married Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE 26 July 1756 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 3 June 1730 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . Josephte died 14 April 1797 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . Josephte was the child of Balthazar DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephe RIPAULT .

Parents & Family of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Parents of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Father

Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Mother

Marie-Therese VEL dite SANSOUCY

Grandparents of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Paternal grandparents

Pierre FOURNIER Marie ANCELIN

Maternal grandparents

Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY Jeanne RAIMBAULT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL married

Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 26 July 1756
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Balthazar DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephe RIPAULT

Children of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Born: abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Archange ARPIN (HARPIN) 31 March 1788 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Josette FOURNIER dite BELVAL

Born: abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 November 1837, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE 8 November 1790 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Born: abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 September 1806, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre's Québec records.

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 — 1729
3 August 1729
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE 26 July 1756 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 26 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)

1788 Marriage of Child
Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL married 31 March 1788, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Archange ARPIN (HARPIN)

1790 Marriage of Child
Josette FOURNIER dite BELVAL married 8 November 1790, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada to Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE

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

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

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE died 14 April 1797, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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

1806 Death of Child
Joseph FOURNIER dit BELVAL died 16 September 1806, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 77 years old.

Death — 1810
7 February 1810
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 80.

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