Pierre ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON)

Born

5 December 1715 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

10 June 1800 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON)

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Born: 5 December 1715 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of Pierre ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON)

Father

Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON)

Mother

Marie Anne BASTARACHE

Grandparents of Pierre ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON)

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Joannis BASTARACHE dit LEBASQUE Huguette Agathe VINCENT

Pierre was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Pierre married Brigitte BRUN 29 January 1742 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Brigitte BRUN was born 18 September 1719 in Port Royal, Acadia . Brigitte died 10 November 1785 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Brigitte was the child of Jean Baptiste BRUN and Anne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU).

Pierre ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) died 10 June 1800 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON)

Pierre ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) married

Brigitte BRUN
Marriage date: 29 January 1742
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Brigitte BRUN was the child of Jean Baptiste BRUN and Anne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Children of Pierre ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) and Brigitte BRUN

Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 26 June 1752, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 17 October 1817, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise DUMAS 10 February 1777 Place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louise MIRABIN dite VADEBONCOEUR 18 June 1798 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1715
5 December 1715
Port Royal, Acadia

Pierre ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) - Baptism

Baptism

The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) and Brigitte BRUN 29 January 1742, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 26 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE was born 26 June 1752, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Pierre was 36 years old.

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.

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.