Marie-Josephe DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

(b. 9 December 1741 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 5 February 1815 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 9 December 1741 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne MERCEREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Claire RAUX (RAOUL) (maternal) Pierre MERCEREAU and Marie-Louise GUILLEMOT dite LALANDE

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

Marie-Josephe married Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER 4 February 1765 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER was born 4 October 1737 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre died 21 January 1808 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Pierre was the child of Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER and Geneviève HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE.

Marie-Josephe DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE died 5 February 1815 in Berthierville, 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-Josephe DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE married

Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER-- Date: 4 February 1765 Place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER was the child of Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER and Geneviève HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE

Children of Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER and Marie-Josephe DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE:

Pierre CASAUBON (b.19 March 1774, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 March 1859, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Marie-Josephe BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 24 January 1803 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1741 Birth
9 December 1741
Champlain, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE and Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER 4 February 1765, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 23 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Pierre CASAUBON was born 19 March 1774, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Josephe was 32 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.

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)

1803 Marriage of Child
Pierre CASAUBON married 24 January 1803, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Josephe BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER died 21 January 1808, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1815 Death
5 February 1815
Berthierville, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 73.

Added: 4/8/2021 8:36:37 AM - Updated: 4/8/2021 8:37:52 AM