Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX

(b. 23 March 1749 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1816 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

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Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 23 March 1749 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX and Gabrielle HOUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LAFOND and Marie-Jeanne LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX (maternal) Gabriel HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Jeanne PETITCLERC

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

Pierre married Josephte RIVARD 26 October 1772 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte RIVARD was born 17 May 1752 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 29 May 1834 in Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons). Josephte was the child of Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Marie-Anne MARCOTTE.

Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX died 1 October 1816 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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 LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX married

Josephte RIVARD-- Date: 26 October 1772 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte RIVARD was the child of Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Marie-Anne MARCOTTE

Children of Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX and Josephte RIVARD:

Pierre LAFOND (b.23 June 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Elisabeth BOURBEAU 27 July 1807 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1749 Birth
23 March 1749
Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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
Pierre LAFOND dit DESCÔTEAUX and Josephte RIVARD 26 October 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 23 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Pierre LAFOND was born 23 June 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Pierre LAFOND married 27 July 1807, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Elisabeth BOURBEAU