Marguerite PILON dite LAFORTUNE

(b. 28 September 1766 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 July 1843 , Repentigny, Canada East )

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Marguerite PILON dite LAFORTUNE was born 28 September 1766 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite PILON dite LAFORTUNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste PILON and Marie GAMACHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin PILON and Marie-Charlotte LANIEL DESROSIERS (maternal) François GAMACHE and Marie LEMIEUX

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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE 4 October 1779 in Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE was born 7 August 1762 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 6 November 1812 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Marie-Marguerite GUILBAULT.

Marguerite PILON dite LAFORTUNE died 24 July 1843 in Repentigny, 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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Marguerite PILON dite LAFORTUNE married

Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE-- Date: 4 October 1779 Place: Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE was the child of Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Marie-Marguerite GUILBAULT

Children of Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Marguerite PILON dite LAFORTUNE:

Archange PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE (b.29 December 1798, Repentigny, Lower Canada d. 7 December 1852, Montréal, Canada East )
m. Nicolas ARCHAMBAULT 1 March 1824 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

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1766 Birth
28 September 1766
Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite PILON dite LAFORTUNE and Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE 4 October 1779, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

She was 13 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)

1798 Birth of Child
Archange PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE was born 29 December 1798, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

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

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE died 6 November 1812, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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)

1824 Marriage of Child
Archange PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE married 1 March 1824, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) to Nicolas ARCHAMBAULT

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

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 Death
24 July 1843
Repentigny, Canada East

She died at the age of 76.

Added: 2/6/2021 8:43:52 AM - Updated: 2/6/2021 8:45:08 AM