Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE

(b. 2 November 1752 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 October 1838 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE was born 2 November 1752 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE was the child of Louis CASAVANT and Charlotte BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE and Marie-Madeleine PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS (maternal) Pierre BERTRAND dit DESROCHERS and Catherine LEMOINE

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Marie-Charlotte married Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE 16 November 1772 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 7 November 1749 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Jean-Marie-Louis died 1 April 1793 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Jean-Marie-Louis was the child of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN.

Marie-Charlotte married (2) Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN 12 January 1795 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN was born 1 August 1770 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN and Agathe COTARD.

Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE died 28 October 1838 in Marieville, Rouville, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE

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Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE married

Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE-- Date: 16 November 1772 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN

Children of Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE:

Jean-Felix PION dit FONTAINE (b.22 December 1773, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise-Claire CHARRON 8 February 1796 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte PION dite FONTAINE (b.9 August 1778, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Pierre PION dit FONTAINE (b.18 October 1787, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE married

Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN-- Date: 12 January 1795 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN and Agathe COTARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN and Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE:

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1752 Birth
2 November 1752
Verchères, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE and Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE 16 November 1772 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 20 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Jean-Felix PION dit FONTAINE was born 22 December 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Charlotte was 21 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Charlotte PION dite FONTAINE was born 9 August 1778, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Charlotte was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Pierre PION dit FONTAINE was born 18 October 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Charlotte was 34 years old.

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

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

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE died 1 April 1793, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE and Jean-Baptiste NORMANDIN 12 January 1795, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 42 years old.

1796 Marriage of Child
Jean-Felix PION dit FONTAINE married 8 February 1796, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Louise-Claire CHARRON

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England