Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born

29 July 1684 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

20 December 1727 , Verchères, Canada, New France

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Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT)

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Born: 29 July 1684 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT)

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Maurice married Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE 22 January 1713 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE was born 1 May 1688 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Thérèse died 11 June 1764 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Pierre CHICOINE and Madeleine CHRETIEN.

Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE died 20 December 1727 in Verchères, Canada, New France .
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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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Spouse & Children of Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE

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Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE
Marriage date: 22 January 1713
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE was the child of Pierre CHICOINE and Madeleine CHRETIEN

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PRDH indicates that Maurice Pion and Therese Chicoine signed a contract of marriage in 1713 at an undetermined place in Quebec, Canada.

Children of Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE

Marguerite LAFONTAINE

Born: abt. 1715, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 23 July 1726, Verchères, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte PION dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 28 May 1718, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 24 July 1781, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste JARRET dit BEAUREGARD 16 January 1736 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Married: Louis-Augustin COTE 8 November 1751 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 28 September 1719, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 24 October 1769, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louise-Angélique TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) 16 August 1740 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Thérèse PION dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 17 May 1721, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 30 September 1767, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Maurice GUERTIN 11 February 1742 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Married: Ambroise GUYON dit LEMOINE 2 February 1756 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Rose PION dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 16 April 1724, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 12 February 1796, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND 17 February 1744 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE

Born: abt. 1725, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 20 October 1795, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: François DECELLES 12 January 1739 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Married: Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE 7 April 1750 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Veronique PION dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 12 February 1726, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Elisabeth PION dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 12 February 1726, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 13 February 1774, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Andre MAZURET dit LAPIERRE 4 June 1742 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 31 May 1727, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 24 October 1769, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN 19 February 1748 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1684
29 July 1684
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1684 Baptism
Sainte-Trinite-de-Contrecoeur, Contrecoeur, QC, Canada

Maurice Pion, son of Nicolas Pion and Jeanne Amiot
3 Aug 1684
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1713 Marriage / Partner
Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE 22 January 1713, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 28 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 28 May 1718, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Maurice was 33 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 28 September 1719, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Maurice was 35 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 17 May 1721, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Maurice was 36 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 16 April 1724, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Maurice was 39 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 12 February 1726, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Maurice was 41 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Marie-Veronique PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 12 February 1726, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Maurice was 41 years old.

1726 Death of Child
Marguerite LAFONTAINE died 23 July 1726, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Maurice was 42 years old.

1727 Death
Saint-Francois-Xavier-de-Vercheres, Vercheres, QC, Canada
Maurice Pion
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1727 Birth of Child
Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 31 May 1727, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Maurice was 42 years old.

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