Etienne LAURENT dit LASSONDE

Born

15 February 1757 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

4 March 1826 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Jean-Georges LAURENT dit LASSONDE Jeanne GRIAULT dite LARIVIERE

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Born: 15 February 1757 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Georges LAURENT dit LASSONDE

Mother: Jeanne GRIAULT dite LARIVIERE

Maternal grandparents: Jacques-Etienne GRIAULT , Jeanne ALARIE

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Etienne married Euphronsine CARON 21 January 1782 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Euphronsine CARON was born 17 March 1766 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Euphronsine died 7 April 1813 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Euphronsine was the child of Louis-Claude CARON and Marguerite-Ursule TONDREAU.

Etienne LAURENT dit LASSONDE died 4 March 1826 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower 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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Etienne LAURENT dit LASSONDE married

Euphronsine CARON
Marriage date: 21 January 1782
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Euphronsine CARON was the child of Louis-Claude CARON and Marguerite-Ursule TONDREAU

Children of Etienne LAURENT dit LASSONDE and Euphronsine CARON

Joseph-Etienne LAURENT dit LASSONDE

Born: 17 December 1785, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 July 1832, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte BOUSQUET 18 May 1810 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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Birth — 1757
15 February 1757
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Etienne LAURENT dit LASSONDE and Euphronsine CARON 21 January 1782, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 24 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Joseph-Etienne LAURENT dit LASSONDE was born 17 December 1785, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Etienne was 28 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)

1810 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Etienne LAURENT dit LASSONDE married 18 May 1810, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marie-Josephte BOUSQUET