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Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES

(b. 31 January 1709 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 18 June 1776 , Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was born 31 January 1709 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was the child of Louis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Madeleine MASSOT (MASSAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Nicole DUCHESNE (maternal) Jean MASSOT (MASSAULT) dit ST-MARTIN and Anne MICHEL

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Pierre married Antoinette CUSSON 10 February 1733 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Antoinette CUSSON was born 1 September 1709 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Antoinette died 2 August 1758 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Antoinette was the child of Nicolas-Charles CUSSON and Marguerite RENAUD.

Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES died 18 June 1776 in Saint-Sulpice, 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 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES

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Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES married

Antoinette CUSSON-- Date: 10 February 1733 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Antoinette CUSSON was the child of Nicolas-Charles CUSSON and Marguerite RENAUD

Children of Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Antoinette CUSSON:

Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES (b.23 February 1734, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 29 February 1808, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada)
m. François BOURDON 16 October 1752 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Anne LAPORTE (b.30 April 1736, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 9 April 1791, Lanoraie, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre EMERY dit CODERRE 18 October 1756 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Antoine LAPORTE (b.28 March 1739, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Josephte CHAMPOUX 5 November 1764 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Charles LAPORTE (b.16 December 1740, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 3 October 1825, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe ETHIER 23 November 1761 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Louis LAPORTE (b.23 April 1748, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 22 January 1835, Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE 2 August 1773 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1709 Birth
31 January 1709
Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Antoinette CUSSON 10 February 1733, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES was born 23 February 1734, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 25 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LAPORTE was born 30 April 1736, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 27 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Antoine LAPORTE was born 28 March 1739, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Charles LAPORTE was born 16 December 1740, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 31 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Louis LAPORTE was born 23 April 1748, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1752 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES married 16 October 1752, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to François BOURDON

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LAPORTE married 18 October 1756, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Pierre EMERY dit CODERRE

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoinette CUSSON died 2 August 1758, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

1761 Marriage of Child
Charles LAPORTE married 23 November 1761, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Marie-Josephe ETHIER

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Antoine LAPORTE married 5 November 1764, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Josephte CHAMPOUX

1773 Marriage of Child
Louis LAPORTE married 2 August 1773, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Angelique GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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.