Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born

7 November 1749 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

1 April 1793 , Verchères, Lower Canada

Jean-Marie-Louis married Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE 16 November 1772 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE was born 2 November 1752 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Marie-Charlotte died 28 October 1838 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada . Marie-Charlotte was the child of Louis CASAVANT and Charlotte BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS .

Parents & Family of Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

Parents of Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

Father

Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

Mother

Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN

Grandparents of Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents

Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE

Maternal grandparents

Gabriel GUERTIN Françoise TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE
Marriage date: 16 November 1772
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE was the child of Louis CASAVANT and Charlotte BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS

Children of Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE

Jean-Felix PION dit FONTAINE

Born: 22 December 1773, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise-Claire CHARRON 8 February 1796 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

Charlotte PION dite FONTAINE

Born: 9 August 1778, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre PION dit FONTAINE

Born: 18 October 1787, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1749
7 November 1749
Verchères, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE 16 November 1772 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 23 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Jean-Felix PION dit FONTAINE was born 22 December 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Marie-Louis was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Charlotte PION dite FONTAINE was born 9 August 1778, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Marie-Louis was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Pierre PION dit FONTAINE was born 18 October 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Marie-Louis was 37 years old.

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