Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL

(b. 3 August 1729 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 7 February 1810 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL was born 3 August 1729 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL was the child of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Marie-Therese VEL dite SANSOUCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre FOURNIER and Marie ANCELIN (maternal) Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne RAIMBAULT

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Pierre married Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE 26 July 1756 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 3 June 1730 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Josephte died 14 April 1797 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Josephte was the child of Balthazar DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephe RIPAULT.

Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL died 7 February 1810 in Contrecœur, 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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Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL married

Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE-- Date: 26 July 1756 Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Balthazar DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephe RIPAULT

Children of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE:

Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Archange ARPIN (HARPIN) 31 March 1788 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Josette FOURNIER dite BELVAL (b.abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 November 1837, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE 8 November 1790 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph FOURNIER dit BELVAL (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 September 1806, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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1729 Birth
3 August 1729
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE 26 July 1756 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 26 years old.

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)

1788 Marriage of Child
Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL married 31 March 1788, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Archange ARPIN (HARPIN)

1790 Marriage of Child
Josette FOURNIER dite BELVAL married 8 November 1790, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE

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

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

1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE died 14 April 1797, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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

1806 Death of Child
Joseph FOURNIER dit BELVAL died 16 September 1806, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 77 years old.

1810 Death
7 February 1810
Contrecœur, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 80.

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