Ambroise LAFONTAINE dit PENIN

(b. 14 November 1746 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 29 November 1826 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Ambroise LAFONTAINE dit PENIN was born 14 November 1746 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Ambroise LAFONTAINE dit PENIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste PENIN dit LAFONTAINE and Angélique GUENETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel PENIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Louise MEUNIER dite LAFRAMBOISE (maternal) Thomas GUENETTE and Marie-Anne MAHEU dite PAUL

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Ambroise married Marie-Marthe LACASSE 13 January 1772 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Marthe LACASSE was born 31 January 1738 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Marthe was the child of Charles CASSE (LACASSE) and Geneviève GONTHIER.

Ambroise LAFONTAINE dit PENIN died 29 November 1826 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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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Marie-Marthe LACASSE-- Date: 13 January 1772 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marthe LACASSE was the child of Charles CASSE (LACASSE) and Geneviève GONTHIER

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1746 Birth
14 November 1746
Beaumont, 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
Ambroise LAFONTAINE dit PENIN and Marie-Marthe LACASSE 13 January 1772, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 25 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.