Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE

Born

7 February 1762 , Varennes, Canada

Died

6 January 1842 , Saint-Ours, Canada East

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Born: 7 February 1762 in Varennes, Canada

Parents of Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE

Father

Antoine-Francois BAILLON dit LACOUTURE

Mother

Angelique BARABE

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Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BARABÉ Marie-Angélique VIAU

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

Christophe married Jeanne-Madeleine MAUGER 12 August 1788 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne-Madeleine MAUGER was born 13 June 1758 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Jeanne-Madeleine died 25 November 1827 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Jeanne-Madeleine was the child of Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER and Jeanne-Madeleine GODFROY.

Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE died 6 January 1842 in Saint-Ours, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE

Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE married

Jeanne-Madeleine MAUGER
Marriage date: 12 August 1788
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Jeanne-Madeleine MAUGER was the child of Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER and Jeanne-Madeleine GODFROY

Children of Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE and Jeanne-Madeleine MAUGER

Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE

Born: 15 April 1792, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Eleonore CORMIER 17 January 1814 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1762
7 February 1762
Varennes, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE and Jeanne-Madeleine MAUGER 12 August 1788, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 26 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE was born 15 April 1792, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Christophe was 30 years old.

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

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE married 17 January 1814, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Eleonore CORMIER

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)