Amable PION dit FONTAINE

Born

10 May 1770 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

18 August 1836 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste PION dit LAFONTAINE Françoise SAVARIA

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Born: 10 May 1770 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste PION dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Françoise SAVARIA

Paternal grandparents: Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE , Louise-Angélique TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Joseph SAVARIA , Rosalie JOURDAIN

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Amable married Madeleine RICHARD 6 October 1800 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine RICHARD was born 15 September 1780 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 28 January 1847 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Élisabeth-Isabelle PALARDY.

Amable PION dit FONTAINE died 18 August 1836 in Varennes, 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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Amable PION dit FONTAINE married

Madeleine RICHARD
Marriage date: 6 October 1800
Marriage place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Madeleine RICHARD was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Élisabeth-Isabelle PALARDY

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Madeleine PION

Born: 14 August 1805, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1770
10 May 1770
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

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

1800 Marriage / Partner
Amable PION dit FONTAINE and Madeleine RICHARD 6 October 1800, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Madeleine PION was born 14 August 1805, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Amable was 35 years old.

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