Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR

(b. September 1700 , France d. 10 April 1763 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR was born September 1700 in France

Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1722.

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

Pierre married Geneviève GUIGNARD 1 July 1722 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Geneviève GUIGNARD was born abt. 1705 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève died 30 March 1780 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Geneviève was the child of Pierre GUIGNARD and Geneviève VANIER dite LAFONTAINE.

Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR died 10 April 1763 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .

Occupation: Soldat, Tailleur d'habits

son of Michel Dufour and Helene Neuveu

Died at Sault-au-Récollet, Montréal, Quebec, 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)

Pierre was a Soldat, Tailleur d'habits.
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR

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Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR married

Geneviève GUIGNARD-- Date: 1 July 1722 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Geneviève GUIGNARD was the child of Pierre GUIGNARD and Geneviève VANIER dite LAFONTAINE

Children of Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR and Geneviève GUIGNARD:

Jean-Louis DUFOUR dit LATOUR (b.11 April 1724, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Catherine AUMIER (HOMIER) 20 July 1749 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph DUFOUR (b.3 March 1729, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1806, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Marguerite SENET (SENEZ) dite DELACHESNAYE 24 October 1752 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite DUFOUR dite LATOUR (b.10 September 1739, Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Charles HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) dit TOURVILLE 10 November 1760 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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1700 Birth
September 1700
, France

Biography
DUFOUR - nickname given to a baker, the tenant of the four banal (paying bread oven of the seigniory).

Pierre Dufour-Latour was born around 1698 in Arras, Pas-de-Calais in France. Son of Michel and Hélène Neveu, he married Geneviève Guignard, daughter of Pierre Guignard-Monbriant and Geneviève Vanier, on June 1, 1772 in Montreal. From this union were born 13 children. He arrived in the country as a soldier in the St-Ours company. he is mentioned in the register of the sick on November 1, 1719 at the Hôtel-Dieu-de-Québec. This pioneer, about whom we know little, lives in Montreal, then Batiscan and settles in Terrebonne. He died on April 10, 1763 and was buried the next day in Sault-au-Récollet, Montreal.
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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR and Geneviève GUIGNARD 1 July 1722, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 21 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Jean-Louis DUFOUR dit LATOUR was born 11 April 1724, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 23 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Joseph DUFOUR was born 3 March 1729, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marguerite DUFOUR dite LATOUR was born 10 September 1739, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Jean-Louis DUFOUR dit LATOUR married 20 July 1749, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Catherine AUMIER (HOMIER)

1752 Marriage of Child
Joseph DUFOUR married 24 October 1752, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Marguerite SENET (SENEZ) dite DELACHESNAYE

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DUFOUR dite LATOUR married 10 November 1760, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Charles HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) dit TOURVILLE