Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born

31 May 1727 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

24 October 1769 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE

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Born: 31 May 1727 in Verchères, Canada, New France

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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Jean-Louis married Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN 19 February 1748 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN was born 14 May 1727 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Françoise-Marguerite was the child of Gabriel GUERTIN and Françoise TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT).

Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE died 24 October 1769 in Verchères, Province of Québec, 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 Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

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Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE married

Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN
Marriage date: 19 February 1748
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN was the child of Gabriel GUERTIN and Françoise TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT)

Children of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN

Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 7 November 1749, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 1 April 1793, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE 16 November 1772 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 10 March 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 4 March 1820, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Archange CASAVANT dite LADEBAUCHE 13 February 1775 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Amable-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 25 February 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 1 April 1826, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Archange DESMARAIS 2 October 1775 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 22 July 1754, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre TESSIER 9 November 1772 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louise PION dite LAFONTAINE

Born: 16 October 1757, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1825, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre PHANEUF 15 February 1779 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLEE 13 February 1797 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 19 December 1759, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 7 March 1835, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Francoise DALPE 17 January 1785 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Brigitte BRAULT 10 October 1791 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite RENAUD 17 February 1806 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Married: Genevieve DANDONNEAU 8 July 1811 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born: 5 January 1762, Verchères, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Amable FAVREAU 29 September 1783 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born: abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 January 1850, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Catherine PAQUET dite LAVALLEE 5 October 1789 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1727
31 May 1727
Verchères, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN 19 February 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 20 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 7 November 1749, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 22 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 10 March 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 23 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Amable-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 25 February 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 25 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 22 July 1754, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 27 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Louise PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 16 October 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 30 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 19 December 1759, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 32 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 5 January 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 34 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.