Joseph LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX

(b. 30 July 1754 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 20 May 1790 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 30 July 1754 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Joseph LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX and Gabrielle HOUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LAFOND and Marie-Jeanne LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX (maternal) Gabriel HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Jeanne PETITCLERC

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Joseph married Geneviève CLOUTIER 16 October 1780 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève CLOUTIER was born 8 December 1761 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Geneviève died 1 February 1794 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Geneviève was the child of François CLOUTIER and Ursule MORIN.

Joseph LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX died 20 May 1790 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, 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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Geneviève CLOUTIER-- Date: 16 October 1780 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève CLOUTIER was the child of François CLOUTIER and Ursule MORIN

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1754 Birth
30 July 1754
Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX and Geneviève CLOUTIER 16 October 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 26 years old.