Joseph PINEL dit LAFRANCE

Born

18 April 1723 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

7 August 1776 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE Marie-Anne OUELLET

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Born: 18 April 1723 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE

Mother: Marie-Anne OUELLET

Paternal grandparents: François-Xavier PINEL , Louise CONSTANTINEAU

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Abraham OUELLET , Françoise LIZOTTE

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Joseph married Marie-Geneviève MIGNAULT 10 November 1749 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Geneviève MIGNAULT was born abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Geneviève died 26 March 1798 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste MIGNAULT dit LABRIE and Marie-Anne DUBE.

Joseph PINEL dit LAFRANCE died 7 August 1776 in La Pocatière, 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-Geneviève MIGNAULT
Marriage date: 10 November 1749
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève MIGNAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste MIGNAULT dit LABRIE and Marie-Anne DUBE

Children of Joseph PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Geneviève MIGNAULT

Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Born: abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 October 1832, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Roch-Sylvain BOIS 19 November 1770 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph PINEL dit LAFRANCE

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 September 1817, La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise DUVAL 31 January 1780 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Angélique PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Born: abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 December 1830, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Michel MORIN 7 August 1780 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Clement PINEL dit LAFRANCE

Born: 13 January 1770, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 April 1827, La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Married: Radegonde LIZOTTE 7 January 1800 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1723
18 April 1723
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Geneviève MIGNAULT 10 November 1749, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 26 years old.

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

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.

1770 Birth of Child
Clement PINEL dit LAFRANCE was born 13 January 1770, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 46 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE married 19 November 1770, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Roch-Sylvain BOIS

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.