Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLEE

Born

16 September 1756 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

24 June 1835 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Charles married Louise PION dite LAFONTAINE 13 February 1797 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 16 October 1757 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Louise died 17 March 1825 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Louise was the child of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN .

Parents & Family of Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLEE

Parents of Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLEE

Father

Jacques PAQUET dit LAVALLEE

Mother

Marie-Anne GAGNE

Grandparents of Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLEE

Paternal grandparents

Jacques PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE Genevieve GUAY

Maternal grandparents

Pierre GAGNÉ Angélique DUBEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLEE

Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLEE married

Louise PION dite LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 13 February 1797
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Louise PION dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN

Children of Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLEE and Louise PION dite LAFONTAINE

Rose PAQUETTE dite LAVALLEE

Born: 19 January 1800, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: François LEVESQUE 8 February 1816 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Charles'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 — 1756
16 September 1756
Beaumont, 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1797 Marriage / Partner
Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLEE and Louise PION dite LAFONTAINE 13 February 1797, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 40 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Rose PAQUETTE dite LAVALLEE was born 19 January 1800, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Charles was 43 years old.

1816 Marriage of Child
Rose PAQUETTE dite LAVALLEE married 8 February 1816, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to François LEVESQUE

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)