Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ

(b. 24 July 1754 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 11 October 1800 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ was born 24 July 1754 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ was the child of Joseph COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Louise ALLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Gertrude MAUGRAS (maternal) François-Jean ALLARD and Catherine-Geneviève DAUPHIN

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

Pierre married Josephte LEFORT 28 April 1778 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte LEFORT was born 20 October 1759 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Josephte died 15 November 1817 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Josephte was the child of Louis LEFORT and Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO).

Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ died 11 October 1800 in Yamaska, 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 COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ married

Josephte LEFORT-- Date: 28 April 1778 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte LEFORT was the child of Louis LEFORT and Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Children of Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Josephte LEFORT:

Marie-Josephte COUTURIER (b.21 October 1782, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 August 1810, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Michel THEROUX 25 February 1805 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1754 Birth
24 July 1754
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Josephte LEFORT 28 April 1778, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 23 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte COUTURIER was born 21 October 1782, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 28 years old.