Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE

(b. 11 July 1761 , Varennes, Canada d. 13 September 1837 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE was born 11 July 1761 in Varennes, Canada

Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE was the child of Jean-Pierre-Baptiste LEVEILLE dit LAFOND and Marie-Anne MONGEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre MONGEAU and Marie-Madeleine VERGER

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

Antoine married Angélique FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE 16 October 1787 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE was born 24 January 1767 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRAPPIER dit BONNETERRE and Marie-Amable EMERY dite CODERRE.

Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE died 13 September 1837 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE married

Angélique FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE-- Date: 16 October 1787 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Angélique FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRAPPIER dit BONNETERRE and Marie-Amable EMERY dite CODERRE

Children of Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE and Angélique FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE:

André LAFOND (b.4 March 1793, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 19 August 1871, Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada )
m. Julie LUSSIER 20 January 1817 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1761 Birth
11 July 1761
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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LAFOND dit LEVEILLE and Angélique FRAPPIER dite BONNETERRE 16 October 1787, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 26 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
André LAFOND was born 4 March 1793, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Antoine was 31 years old.

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

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

1817 Marriage of Child
André LAFOND married 20 January 1817, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Julie LUSSIER

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)