Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR

Born

September 1700 , France

Died

10 April 1763 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre married Geneviève GUIGNARD 1 July 1722 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Geneviève GUIGNARD was born abt. 1705 in Québec Province, Canada. Geneviève died 30 March 1780 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève was the child of Pierre GUIGNARD and Geneviève VANIER dite LAFONTAINE .

Parents & Family of Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR

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Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1722.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

son of Michel Dufour and Helene Neuveu

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

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: 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

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR

Pierre DUFOUR dit LATOUR married

Geneviève GUIGNARD
Marriage date: 1 July 1722
Marriage 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

Born: 11 April 1724, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Catherine AUMIER (HOMIER) 20 July 1749 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Joseph DUFOUR

Born: 3 March 1729, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1806, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite SENET (SENEZ) dite DELACHESNAYE 24 October 1752 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph-Charles DUFOUR dit LATOUR

Born: 31 March 1735, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 22 October 1794, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Francoise DROUIN 7 November 1757 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Marguerite DUFOUR dite LATOUR

Born: 10 September 1739, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Charles HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) dit TOURVILLE 10 November 1760 Place: Terrebonne, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre'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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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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Birth — 1700
September 1700
France

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.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph-Charles DUFOUR dit LATOUR was born 31 March 1735, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Pierre was 34 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 to Catherine AUMIER (HOMIER)

1752 Marriage of Child
Joseph DUFOUR married 24 October 1752, Montréal, Canada, New France to Marie-Marguerite SENET (SENEZ) dite DELACHESNAYE

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Charles DUFOUR dit LATOUR married 7 November 1757, Montréal, Canada, New France to Marie-Francoise DROUIN

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