Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE

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abt. 1725 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

20 October 1795 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE

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Born: abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE , Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CHICOINE , Madeleine CHRETIEN

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Marie-Anne married François DECELLES 12 January 1739 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François DECELLES was born abt. 1714 François died 24 March 1749 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.

Marie-Anne married (2) Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE 7 April 1750 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE was born 22 August 1723 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre-Charles died 2 April 1765 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Pierre-Charles was the child of Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE and Marie-Madeleine PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS.

Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE died 20 October 1795 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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 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 Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE

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Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE married

François DECELLES
Marriage date: 12 January 1739
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France

Children of François DECELLES and Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE

Marguerite DECELLES

Born: 27 April 1742, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 25 January 1816, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Married: Charles GUYON dit DUTILLY (DION) 10 November 1760 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph LEDUC 30 January 1792 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Francois DECELLES

Born: 12 August 1744, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 3 March 1793, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne DUFRESNE 24 June 1771 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE married

Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE
Marriage date: 7 April 1750
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE and Marie-Madeleine PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS

Children of Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE and Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE

Pierre CASAVANT

Born: 16 February 1751, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 6 March 1788, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Luce DUFRESNE 17 October 1774 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne CASAVANT

Born: 16 July 1753, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Augustin GUYON 24 July 1775 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: François PAQUET dit LAVALLEE 21 July 1800 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE

Born: 24 November 1757, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 26 July 1830, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT) 21 September 1778 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marguerite CASAVANT

Born: 31 March 1763, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Basile DUFRESNE 19 February 1787 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1739 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE and François DECELLES 12 January 1739 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1742 Birth of Child
Marguerite DECELLES was born 27 April 1742, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1744 Birth of Child
Francois DECELLES was born 12 August 1744, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
François DECELLES died 24 March 1749, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE and Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE 7 April 1750, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1751 Birth of Child
Pierre CASAVANT was born 16 February 1751, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CASAVANT was born 16 July 1753, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1757 Birth of Child
Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE was born 24 November 1757, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1760 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DECELLES married 10 November 1760, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Charles GUYON dit DUTILLY (DION)

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marguerite CASAVANT was born 31 March 1763, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE died 2 April 1765, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1771 Marriage of Child
Francois DECELLES married 24 June 1771, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne DUFRESNE

1774 Marriage of Child
Pierre CASAVANT married 17 October 1774 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Luce DUFRESNE

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne CASAVANT married 24 July 1775 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Augustin GUYON

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE married 21 September 1778, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CASAVANT married 19 February 1787 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Basile DUFRESNE

1788 Death of Child
Pierre CASAVANT died 6 March 1788, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DECELLES married 30 January 1792 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph LEDUC

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Death of Child
Francois DECELLES died 3 March 1793, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Death — 1795
20 October 1795
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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