Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE

Born

11 July 1761 , Varennes, Canada

Died

13 September 1837 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Born: 11 July 1761 in Varennes, Canada

Parents of Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE

Father

Jean-Pierre-Baptiste LEVEILLE dit LAFOND

Mother

Marie-Anne MONGEAU

Grandparents of Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE

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Maternal grandparents

Pierre MONGEAU Marie-Madeleine VERGER

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Antoine married Angélique FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE 16 October 1787 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE was born 24 January 1767 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRAPPIER dit BONNETERRE and Marie-Amable EMERY dite CODERRE.

Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE died 13 September 1837 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE

Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE married

Angélique FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE
Marriage date: 16 October 1787
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Angélique FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRAPPIER dit BONNETERRE and Marie-Amable EMERY dite CODERRE

Children of Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE and Angélique FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE

André LAFOND

Born: 4 March 1793, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 19 August 1871, Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Married: Julie LUSSIER 20 January 1817 Place: Varennes, 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 — 1761
11 July 1761
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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE and Angélique FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE 16 October 1787, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 26 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
André LAFOND was born 4 March 1793, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Antoine was 31 years old.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
André LAFOND married 20 January 1817, Varennes, Lower Canada to Julie LUSSIER

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)