Thérèse GUERTIN
Born: 31 August 1743, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Eustache TETREAULT dit DUCHARME 7 October 1765 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Thérèse
PION dite LAFONTAINE
Born
17 May 1721
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
Died
30 September 1767
,
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
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Born: 17 May 1721 in Verchères, Canada, New France
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Marie-Thérèse married Maurice GUERTIN 11 February 1742 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Maurice GUERTIN was born abt. 1710 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Maurice died 25 February 1755 in Canada. Maurice was the child of Pierre GUERTIN and Marie-Anne GIARD dite ST-MARTIN.
Marie-Thérèse married (2) Ambroise GUYON dit LEMOINE 2 February 1756 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Ambroise GUYON dit LEMOINE was born 7 September 1724 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Ambroise was the child of Joseph GUYON dit LEMOINE and Elisabeth GUILLET.
Marie-Thérèse PION dite LAFONTAINE died 30 September 1767 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Thérèse PION dite LAFONTAINE
Marie-Thérèse PION dite LAFONTAINE married 
Maurice GUERTIN
Marriage date: 11 February 1742
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Maurice GUERTIN was the child of Pierre GUERTIN and Marie-Anne GIARD dite ST-MARTIN
Maurice GUERTINMarriage date: 11 February 1742
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Maurice GUERTIN was the child of Pierre GUERTIN and Marie-Anne GIARD dite ST-MARTIN
Children of Maurice GUERTIN and Marie-Thérèse PION dite LAFONTAINE
Augustin GUERTIN
Born: 13 August 1750, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 19 May 1805, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 19 May 1805, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Married: Josephte TETREAULT 2 May 1774 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite GUERTIN
Born: abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 June 1810, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 5 June 1810, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Married: Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 7 January 1771 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste GUERTIN
Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Cecile FRECHETTE 26 January 1784 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Thérèse PION dite LAFONTAINE married Ambroise GUYON dit LEMOINE
Marriage date: 2 February 1756
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Ambroise GUYON dit LEMOINE was the child of Joseph GUYON dit LEMOINE and Elisabeth GUILLET
Ambroise GUYON dit LEMOINEMarriage date: 2 February 1756
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Ambroise GUYON dit LEMOINE was the child of Joseph GUYON dit LEMOINE and Elisabeth GUILLET
Children of Ambroise GUYON dit LEMOINE and Marie-Thérèse PION dite LAFONTAINE
Elisabeth GUYON
Born: 5 January 1757, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Jean-Louis LAHAISE 15 February 1779 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne GUYON
Born: 21 October 1760, Verchères, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Pierre-Henri MONASTESSE 12 October 1778 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste-Hilaire GUYON dit LEMOINE
Born: abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Joachine JARRET 12 February 1787 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, 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 — 172117 May 1721
Verchères, Canada, New France
1742 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Thérèse PION dite LAFONTAINE and Maurice GUERTIN 11 February 1742, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
She was 20 years old.
1743 Birth of ChildThérèse GUERTIN was born 31 August 1743, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Thérèse was 22 years old.
1750 Birth of ChildAugustin GUERTIN was born 13 August 1750, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Thérèse was 29 years old.
1755 Death of Spouse/PartnerMaurice GUERTIN died 25 February 1755, , Canada
1756 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Thérèse PION dite LAFONTAINE and Ambroise GUYON dit LEMOINE 2 February 1756, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
She was 34 years old.
1757 Birth of ChildElisabeth GUYON was born 5 January 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Thérèse was 35 years old.
1760 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne GUYON was born 21 October 1760, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Thérèse was 39 years old.
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.1765 Marriage of ChildThérèse GUERTIN married 7 October 1765 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada to Eustache TETREAULT dit DUCHARME
Death — 176730 September 1767
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 46.
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