Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN

(b. 9 June 1741 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 19 February 1809 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN was born 9 June 1741 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN was the child of Pierre LAFOND dit MONGRAIN and Marie-Catherine TROTTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LAFOND dit MONGRAIN and Marie-Madeleine RIVARD (maternal) Augustin TROTTIER and Angélique-Marie LEFEBVRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Catherine married Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS 5 March 1764 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS was born 22 January 1741 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Regis-Francois died 26 March 1787 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Regis-Francois was the child of Antoine LEFEBVRE and Marie-Anne MORAND.

Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN died 19 February 1809 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .

m. Lefebvre Regis-Francois

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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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Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN married

Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS-- Date: 5 March 1764 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS was the child of Antoine LEFEBVRE and Marie-Anne MORAND

Children of Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS and Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN:

Francois LEFEBVRE DEPIN (b.4 August 1771, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph-Amable LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS (b.abt. 1775, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 November 1857, Contrecœur, Canada East )
m. Marie-Louise TREMBLAY 27 July 1801 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1741 Birth
9 June 1741
Batiscan, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LAFOND dite MONGRAIN and Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS 5 March 1764, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 22 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Francois LEFEBVRE DEPIN was born 4 August 1771, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Catherine was 30 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Regis-Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS died 26 March 1787, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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)

1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Amable LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS married 27 July 1801, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Louise TREMBLAY

1809 Death
19 February 1809
Contrecœur, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 67.

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