Marie-Louise CHEVIGNY dite DURAND

(b. 11 May 1754 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1776 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Louise CHEVIGNY dite DURAND was born 11 May 1754 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise CHEVIGNY dite DURAND was the child of Thomas CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Catherine HUET dite DULUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Charlotte LEMAIRE (LEMAITRE) (maternal) Jean-Joseph HUET dit DULUDE and Anne GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

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Marie-Louise married Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE 20 February 1775 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis was the child of Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE and Louise-Angélique TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT).

Marie-Louise CHEVIGNY dite DURAND died 23 February 1776 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Pion Louis

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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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Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE-- Date: 20 February 1775 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE and Louise-Angélique TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT)

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1754 Birth
11 May 1754
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 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise CHEVIGNY dite DURAND and Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE 20 February 1775, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 20 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.