Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN

Born

22 April 1758 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Died

14 March 1810 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Pierre married Catherine FONTAINE 22 November 1790 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine FONTAINE was born 29 November 1770 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine died 15 May 1859 in Saint-Jude, Canada East. Catherine was the child of Joseph-Marie FONTAINE and Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE .

Parents & Family of Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN

Parents of Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN

Father

Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN

Mother

Marguerite RONDEAU

Grandparents of Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN

Paternal grandparents

Mathurin GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN Elisabeth FAYOLLE dite MARQUIS

Maternal grandparents

Joseph RONDEAU Marie PASSERIEU dite BONNEFOND

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN

Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN married

Catherine FONTAINE
Marriage date: 22 November 1790
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine FONTAINE was the child of Joseph-Marie FONTAINE and Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE

Children of Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Catherine FONTAINE

Catherine VALENTIN dite GRÉGOIRE

Born: abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 May 1861, Putnam, Connecticut, USA

Married: Jean Baptiste THIBAULT 2 October 1815 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

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 — 1758
22 April 1758
Saint-Ours, 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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN and Catherine FONTAINE 22 November 1790, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 32 years old.

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

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

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