Joseph
PION dit LAFONTAINE
Born
19 December 1759
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
Died
7 March 1835
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
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Born: 19 December 1759 in Verchères, Canada, New France
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Joseph married Marie-Francoise DALPE 17 January 1785 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Francoise DALPE was born abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Francoise died 14 September 1790 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Francoise was the child of François DALPE and Marie-Petronille CANTARA.
Joseph married (2) Marie-Brigitte BRAULT 10 October 1791 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Brigitte BRAULT was born 15 September 1774 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Brigitte died 13 April 1803 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Marie-Brigitte was the child of Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) and Brigitte LAVIOLETTE.
Joseph married (3) Marguerite RENAUD 17 February 1806 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Marguerite RENAUD was born abt. 1776 in Québec Province, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jacques RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marguerite MARTINEAU.
Joseph married (4) Genevieve DANDONNEAU 8 July 1811 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Genevieve DANDONNEAU was born 5 April 1773 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Genevieve was the child of Charles DANDONNEAU and Felicite LECLERC.
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE died 7 March 1835 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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WORK & OCCUPATION
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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE married 
Marie-Francoise DALPE
Marriage date: 17 January 1785
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Francoise DALPE was the child of François DALPE and Marie-Petronille CANTARA
Marie-Francoise DALPEMarriage date: 17 January 1785
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Francoise DALPE was the child of François DALPE and Marie-Petronille CANTARA
Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Francoise DALPE
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Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE married Marie-Brigitte BRAULT
Marriage date: 10 October 1791
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Brigitte BRAULT was the child of Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) and Brigitte LAVIOLETTE
Marie-Brigitte BRAULTMarriage date: 10 October 1791
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Brigitte BRAULT was the child of Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) and Brigitte LAVIOLETTE
Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Brigitte BRAULT
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE married Marguerite RENAUD
Marriage date: 17 February 1806
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Marguerite RENAUD was the child of Jacques RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marguerite MARTINEAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marguerite RENAUDMarriage date: 17 February 1806
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Marguerite RENAUD was the child of Jacques RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marguerite MARTINEAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite RENAUD
No children are currently listed for this couple.
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE married Genevieve DANDONNEAU
Marriage date: 8 July 1811
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Genevieve DANDONNEAU was the child of Charles DANDONNEAU and Felicite LECLERC
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Genevieve DANDONNEAUMarriage date: 8 July 1811
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Genevieve DANDONNEAU was the child of Charles DANDONNEAU and Felicite LECLERC
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Genevieve DANDONNEAU
No children are currently listed for this couple.
RESEARCH CONTEXT
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 — 175919 December 1759
Verchères, Canada, New France
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)
1785 Marriage / PartnerJoseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Francoise DALPE 17 January 1785 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
He was 25 years old.
1790 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Francoise DALPE died 14 September 1790, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1791 Marriage / PartnerJoseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Brigitte BRAULT 10 October 1791, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
He was 31 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1792 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste PION dit FONTAINE was born 29 August 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 32 years old.
1794 Birth of ChildBrigitte PION dite FONTAINE was born 8 December 1794, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 34 years old.
1796 Birth of ChildJoseph PION dit FONTAINE was born 19 July 1796, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 36 years old.
1803 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Brigitte BRAULT died 13 April 1803, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1806 Marriage / PartnerJoseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite RENAUD 17 February 1806 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
He was 46 years old.
1811 Marriage / PartnerJoseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Genevieve DANDONNEAU 8 July 1811, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
He was 51 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of EnglandDeath — 18357 March 1835
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.
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