Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 5 August 1767 , Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 March 1815 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was born 5 August 1767 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was the child of François DUBORD dit FONTAINE and Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite BELVAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Balthazar DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephe RIPAULT (maternal) Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Marie-Therese VEL dite SANSOUCY

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

Pierre married Catherine BERARD dite LEPINE 25 January 1790 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine BERARD dite LEPINE was born 22 January 1767 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Catherine died 19 February 1834 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE and Marguerite DESHAIES.

Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE died 14 March 1815 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.

m. Berard Catherine

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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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Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE married

Catherine BERARD dite LEPINE-- Date: 25 January 1790 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine BERARD dite LEPINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE and Marguerite DESHAIES

Children of Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine BERARD dite LEPINE:

Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE (b.13 November 1790, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 October 1874, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada)
m. Angélique ROUSSEAU 22 January 1816 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1767 Birth
5 August 1767
Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine BERARD dite LEPINE 25 January 1790, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was born 13 November 1790, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 23 years old.

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)