Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ

Born

24 July 1754 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

11 October 1800 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ

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Born: 24 July 1754 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ

Father

Joseph COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ

Mother

Marie-Louise ALLARD

Grandparents of Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ

Paternal grandparents

Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ Gertrude MAUGRAS

Maternal grandparents

François-Jean ALLARD Catherine-Geneviève DAUPHIN

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

Pierre married Josephte LEFORT 28 April 1778 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte LEFORT was born 20 October 1759 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Josephte died 15 November 1817 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Josephte was the child of Louis LEFORT and Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO).

Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ died 11 October 1800 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ

Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ married

Josephte LEFORT
Marriage date: 28 April 1778
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte LEFORT was the child of Louis LEFORT and Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Children of Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Josephte LEFORT

Marie-Josephte COUTURIER

Born: 21 October 1782, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 August 1810, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Michel THEROUX 25 February 1805 Place: Yamaska, 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 — 1754
24 July 1754
Yamaska, 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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Josephte LEFORT 28 April 1778, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 23 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte COUTURIER was born 21 October 1782, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 28 years old.