Pierre TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE

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9 May 1731 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Died

21 November 1812 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU

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Born: 9 May 1731 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE , Marie-Renee LORION

Maternal grandparents: Joachim LOISEAU , Agnes CHICOINE

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Pierre married Marie-Josephte BEAUDOIN 14 February 1752 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte BEAUDOIN was born 11 January 1730 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Josephte died 10 October 1807 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Josephte was the child of Guillaume BEAUDOIN and Marie-Louise JANOT dite BELHUMEUR.

Pierre TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE died 21 November 1812 in L'Assomption, 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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Marie-Josephte BEAUDOIN
Marriage date: 14 February 1752
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte BEAUDOIN was the child of Guillaume BEAUDOIN and Marie-Louise JANOT dite BELHUMEUR

Children of Pierre TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Josephte BEAUDOIN

Desanges-Angelique TELLIER

Born: 25 February 1755, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Toussaint PICHE dit LAMUSETTE 13 February 1775 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François-Marie TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE

Born: 24 July 1760, L'Assomption, Canada
Died: 5 September 1820, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Cecile LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 5 April 1785 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Josephte TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

Born: 30 March 1765, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois PICHE 30 September 1783 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE

Born: 26 September 1766, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 August 1837, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Helene AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) 21 February 1786 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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Birth — 1731
9 May 1731
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Pierre TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie-Josephte BEAUDOIN 14 February 1752 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 20 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Desanges-Angelique TELLIER was born 25 February 1755, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Pierre was 23 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
François-Marie TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE was born 24 July 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 29 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 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE was born 30 March 1765, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE was born 26 September 1766, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Desanges-Angelique TELLIER married 13 February 1775, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Joseph-Toussaint PICHE dit LAMUSETTE

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE married 30 September 1783, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Francois PICHE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
François-Marie TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE married 5 April 1785, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Cecile LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN

1786 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE married 21 February 1786, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie Helene AMIRAULT (MIREAULT)

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)