Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Born

abt. 1757 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

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Born: abt. 1757 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Father

Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Mother

Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Grandparents of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Paternal grandparents

Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL Marie-Therese VEL dite SANSOUCY

Maternal grandparents

Balthazar DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Josephe RIPAULT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marie-Archange ARPIN (HARPIN) 31 March 1788 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Archange ARPIN (HARPIN) was born 20 June 1760 in Contrecœur, Canada . Marie-Archange was the child of René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE.

m. Arpin Marie-Archange

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL married

Marie-Archange ARPIN (HARPIN)
Marriage date: 31 March 1788
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Archange ARPIN (HARPIN) was the child of René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE

Children of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Marie-Archange ARPIN (HARPIN)

Marie-Reine FOURNIER dite BELVAL

Born: 19 April 1796, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel LUSSIER 20 October 1817 Place: 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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1788 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Marie-Archange ARPIN (HARPIN) 31 March 1788, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)