Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

Born

10 March 1751 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

4 March 1820 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

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Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN

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Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 10 March 1751 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE (maternal) Gabriel GUERTIN and Françoise TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT)

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Louis married Archange CASAVANT dite LADEBAUCHE 13 February 1775 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Archange CASAVANT dite LADEBAUCHE was born 15 July 1753 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Archange died 26 May 1817 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Archange was the child of Joseph CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE and Françoise DAUPHINAIS dite PHENIX.

Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE died 4 March 1820 in Beloeil, 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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Family and Children of Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

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Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE married

Archange CASAVANT dite LADEBAUCHE-- Date: 13 February 1775 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Archange CASAVANT dite LADEBAUCHE was the child of Joseph CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE and Françoise DAUPHINAIS dite PHENIX

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Children of Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Archange CASAVANT dite LADEBAUCHE

Louis-Telesphore PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.15 January 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 February 1831, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.16 November 1777, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 October 1839, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada )

Francois PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.27 February 1780, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 March 1780, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )

Antoine PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.24 January 1782, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 February 1864, La Présentation, Canada East )

Marie-Archange PION dite LAFONTAINE (b.30 July 1785, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 March 1847, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East )

Francois PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.February 1788, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 June 1873, Beloeil, Québec, Canada )

Toussaint PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.20 February 1790, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 March 1790, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )

Pierre PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.31 March 1791, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. 31 December 1873, Montréal, Québec, Canada )

Henri PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.9 February 1793, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. 30 June 1793, Beloeil, Lower Canada )

Ambroise PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.6 March 1795, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. 24 March 1854, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East )

Joseph PION (b.14 May 1798, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. 13 August 1804, , Québec Province, Canada )

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1751 Birth
10 March 1751
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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Archange CASAVANT dite LADEBAUCHE 13 February 1775, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 23 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Louis-Telesphore PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 15 January 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 24 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 16 November 1777, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 26 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Francois PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 27 February 1780, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louis was 28 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Antoine PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 24 January 1782, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louis was 30 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 30 July 1785, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louis was 34 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Francois PION dit LAFONTAINE was born February 1788, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louis was 36 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Toussaint PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 20 February 1790, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louis was 38 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Pierre PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 31 March 1791, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louis was 40 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Henri PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 9 February 1793, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louis was 41 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Ambroise PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 6 March 1795, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louis was 44 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Joseph PION was born 14 May 1798, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louis was 47 years old.

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