Louis DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 3 July 1684 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1777 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE was born 3 July 1684 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Louis DUCHARME and Marie-Anne MALLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Fiacre-Pierre DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE and Marie PACREAU (maternal) Pierre MALLET and Marie-Anne HARDY

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

Louis married Marie PICARD 30 December 1715 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie PICARD was born 24 June 1694 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie died 10 January 1726 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie was the child of Pierre PICARD and Jeanne SEDERAY.

Louis married (2) Jeanne PION dite LAFONTAINE 4 September 1727 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Jeanne PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 22 August 1676 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jeanne died 25 October 1748 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jeanne was the child of Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT).

Louis married (3) Marie-Marguerite BABEU 3 February 1750 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Marguerite BABEU was born 5 April 1704 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Marguerite died 28 May 1772 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Andre BABEU and Marie-Anne ROY.

Louis DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE died 8 December 1777 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Louis DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE

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Louis DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie PICARD-- Date: 30 December 1715 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie PICARD was the child of Pierre PICARD and Jeanne SEDERAY

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Children of Louis DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE and Marie PICARD:

Louis DUCHARME (b.6 January 1717, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 31 October 1791, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise JOURDAIN dite LABROSSE 2 January 1747 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Barbe DUCHARME (b.4 December 1718, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre DUCHARME (b.3 February 1721, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Laurent DUCHARME (b.10 August 1723, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marguerite GROINIER dite METIVIER 26 November 1753 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Jeanne PION dite LAFONTAINE-- Date: 4 September 1727 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Jeanne PION dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT)

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Marie-Marguerite BABEU-- Date: 3 February 1750 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite BABEU was the child of Andre BABEU and Marie-Anne ROY

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1684 Birth
3 July 1684
Montréal, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 Marriage / Partner
Louis DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE and Marie PICARD 30 December 1715, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 31 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Louis DUCHARME was born 6 January 1717, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis was 32 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe DUCHARME was born 4 December 1718, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis was 34 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Pierre DUCHARME was born 3 February 1721, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis was 36 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Laurent DUCHARME was born 10 August 1723, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis was 39 years old.

1726 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie PICARD died 10 January 1726 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1727 Marriage / Partner
Louis DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne PION dite LAFONTAINE 4 September 1727, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 43 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Louis DUCHARME married 2 January 1747, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Françoise JOURDAIN dite LABROSSE

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jeanne PION dite LAFONTAINE died 25 October 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1750 Marriage / Partner
Louis DUCHARME dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Marguerite BABEU 3 February 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 65 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage of Child
Laurent DUCHARME married 26 November 1753, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marguerite GROINIER dite METIVIER

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite BABEU died 28 May 1772 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.