Pierre SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR

Born

14 July 1749 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

10 December 1829 , Saint-Barthélemy, Lower Canada

Pierre married Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 12 October 1789 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was born 20 March 1761 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Anne BIGOT dite DORVAL .

Parents & Family of Pierre SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR

Parents of Pierre SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR

Father

Antoine SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR

Mother

Marie-Françoise BÉLAND

Grandparents of Pierre SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR

Paternal grandparents

Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND Marie COTIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR

Pierre SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR married

Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE)
Marriage date: 12 October 1789
Marriage place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE) was the child of Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Anne BIGOT dite DORVAL

Children of Pierre SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Pierre SEVIGNY

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Anastasie PARADIS 26 August 1817 Place: Louiseville, Lower 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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Birth — 1749
14 July 1749
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 12 October 1789, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

He was 40 years old.

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Pierre SEVIGNY married 26 August 1817, Louiseville, Lower Canada to Anastasie PARADIS

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)