Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Born

7 June 1750 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

6 February 1839 , Drummondville, Lower Canada

Genevieve married Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER 20 October 1771 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER was born 10 March 1741 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Francois died 14 December 1819 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Francois was the child of Antoine RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Josephe TROTTIER .

Parents & Family of Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Parents of Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Father

Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE

Mother

Marie-Anne MERCEREAU

Grandparents of Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE Claire RAUX (RAOUL)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre MERCEREAU Marie-Louise GUILLEMOT dite LALANDE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE married

Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER
Marriage date: 20 October 1771
Marriage place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER was the child of Antoine RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Josephe TROTTIER

Children of Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER and Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

Therese RIVARD

Born: 19 June 1787, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles CHAMBERLAND 23 August 1802 Place: Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Genevieve's Québec records.

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 — 1750
7 June 1750
Champlain, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE and Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER 20 October 1771, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 21 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Therese RIVARD was born 19 June 1787, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Genevieve was 37 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)

1802 Marriage of Child
Therese RIVARD married 23 August 1802, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada to Charles CHAMBERLAND

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.

1819 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER died 14 December 1819, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

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)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

Death — 1839
6 February 1839
Drummondville, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 88.

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