Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE

(b. 7 February 1762 , Varennes, Canada d. 6 January 1842 , Saint-Ours, Canada East )

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Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE was born 7 February 1762 in Varennes, Canada

Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE was the child of Antoine-Francois BAILLON dit LACOUTURE and Angelique BARABE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BARABÉ and Marie-Angélique VIAU

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

Christophe married Jeanne-Madeleine MAUGER 12 August 1788 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne-Madeleine MAUGER was born 13 June 1758 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jeanne-Madeleine died 25 November 1827 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Jeanne-Madeleine was the child of Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER and Jeanne-Madeleine GODFROY.

Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE died 6 January 1842 in Saint-Ours, Canada East .
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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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Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE married

Jeanne-Madeleine MAUGER-- Date: 12 August 1788 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Jeanne-Madeleine MAUGER was the child of Jacques GADOIS dit MAUGER and Jeanne-Madeleine GODFROY

Children of Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE and Jeanne-Madeleine MAUGER:

Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE (b.15 April 1792, Varennes, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Eleonore CORMIER 17 January 1814 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1762 Birth
7 February 1762
Varennes, Canada

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 / Partner
Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE and Jeanne-Madeleine MAUGER 12 August 1788, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 26 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE was born 15 April 1792, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Christophe was 30 years old.

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

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Christophe BAILLON dit LACOUTURE married 17 January 1814, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Eleonore CORMIER

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)