Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE

(b. 23 October 1695 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1760 , La Pocatière, Canada )

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Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE was born 23 October 1695 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE was the child of François-Xavier PINEL and Louise CONSTANTINEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilles PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Anne LEODET (LEDET) (maternal) Julien CONSTANTINEAU and Marie LANGLOIS

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

Charles-François married Marie-Anne OUELLET 15 January 1720 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Anne OUELLET was born 17 January 1694 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Anne died 15 October 1783 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph-Abraham OUELLET and Françoise LIZOTTE.

Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE died 14 May 1760 in La Pocatière, 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 Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE

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Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE married

Marie-Anne OUELLET-- Date: 15 January 1720 Place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne OUELLET was the child of Joseph-Abraham OUELLET and Françoise LIZOTTE

Children of Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Anne OUELLET:

Marie-Anne PINEL dite LAFRANCE (b.1 November 1720, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1762, La Pocatière, Canada )
m. François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS 22 November 1740 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE (b.25 December 1721, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 9 June 1788, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS 1 May 1741 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph PINEL dit LAFRANCE (b.18 April 1723, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 7 August 1776, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Geneviève MIGNAULT 10 November 1749 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE (b.12 September 1724, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 6 July 1805, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique-Josephe PLOURDE 11 February 1754 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Madeleine PINEL dite LAFRANCE (b.26 September 1726, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1800, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques GAGNON 18 November 1748 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Françoise PINEL dite LAFRANCE (b.25 October 1729, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 17 November 1809, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Charles-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE 12 September 1751 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste PINEL dit LAFRANCE (b.28 August 1731, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1810, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine CHOISY dite DESENNEY 2 November 1757 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Clothilde PINEL dite LAFRANCE (b.abt. 1743, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 December 1803, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Charles MIGNEAULT dit LABRIE 26 November 1764 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1695 Birth
23 October 1695
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1720 Marriage / Partner
Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Anne OUELLET 15 January 1720, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 24 years old.

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PINEL dite LAFRANCE was born 1 November 1720, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Charles-François was 25 years old.

1721 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE was born 25 December 1721, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Charles-François was 26 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Joseph PINEL dit LAFRANCE was born 18 April 1723, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Charles-François was 27 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE was born 12 September 1724, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Charles-François was 28 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Madeleine PINEL dite LAFRANCE was born 26 September 1726, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Charles-François was 30 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Françoise PINEL dite LAFRANCE was born 25 October 1729, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Charles-François was 34 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PINEL dit LAFRANCE was born 28 August 1731, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Charles-François was 35 years old.

1740 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PINEL dite LAFRANCE married 22 November 1740, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS

1741 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE married 1 May 1741 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Jean-Baptiste SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS

1748 Marriage of Child
Madeleine PINEL dite LAFRANCE married 18 November 1748, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Jacques GAGNON

1749 Marriage of Child
Joseph PINEL dit LAFRANCE married 10 November 1749, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Geneviève MIGNAULT

1751 Marriage of Child
Françoise PINEL dite LAFRANCE married 12 September 1751, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Charles-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE married 11 February 1754, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Angelique-Josephe PLOURDE

1757 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PINEL dit LAFRANCE married 2 November 1757, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Madeleine CHOISY dite DESENNEY