François-Seraphin POUTRE dit LAVIGNE

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19 February 1762 , Longueuil, Canada

Died

7 April 1847 , Saint-Valentin, Canada East

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Pierre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE Angelique LAMARRE

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Born: 19 February 1762 in Longueuil, Canada

Father: Pierre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE

Mother: Angelique LAMARRE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE , Madeleine MASSON dite DUTREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Andre LAMARRE , Marie LANCTÔT

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François-Seraphin married Catherine ANTOINE (ST ANTOINE) 12 November 1792 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine ANTOINE (ST ANTOINE) was born 6 August 1772 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine was the child of Nicolas ANTOINE (ST ANTOINE) and Marie-Catherine MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE.

François-Seraphin POUTRE dit LAVIGNE died 7 April 1847 in Saint-Valentin, Canada East.
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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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François-Seraphin POUTRE dit LAVIGNE married

Catherine ANTOINE (ST ANTOINE)
Marriage date: 12 November 1792
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Catherine ANTOINE (ST ANTOINE) was the child of Nicolas ANTOINE (ST ANTOINE) and Marie-Catherine MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE

Children of François-Seraphin POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Catherine ANTOINE (ST ANTOINE)

Marguerite POUTRE dite LAVIGNE

Born: 9 September 1797, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 16 July 1836, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph ROY 10 October 1814 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1762
19 February 1762
Longueuil, Canada

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
François-Seraphin POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Catherine ANTOINE (ST ANTOINE) 12 November 1792, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 30 years old.

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

1797 Birth of Child
Marguerite POUTRE dite LAVIGNE was born 9 September 1797, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

François-Seraphin was 35 years old.

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Marguerite POUTRE dite LAVIGNE married 10 October 1814, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Joseph ROY

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)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 Death of Child
Marguerite POUTRE dite LAVIGNE died 16 July 1836, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

François-Seraphin was 74 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

Death — 1847
7 April 1847
Saint-Valentin, Canada East
He died at the age of 85.

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