Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 7 February 1761 , La Prairie, Canada d. 18 June 1831 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was born 7 February 1761 in La Prairie, Canada

Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUERIN and Marguerite BOURDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Anne SENECAL (maternal) Dominique BORDEAU (BOURDEAU) and Marie-Madeleine PERRAS

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

Louis married Genevieve-Marguerite TREMBLAY 28 October 1782 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve-Marguerite TREMBLAY was born 23 January 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Genevieve-Marguerite was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine ALLARD.

Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE died 18 June 1831 in L'Acadie, 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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Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE married

Genevieve-Marguerite TREMBLAY-- Date: 28 October 1782 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve-Marguerite TREMBLAY was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine ALLARD

Children of Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Genevieve-Marguerite TREMBLAY:

Judith GUERIN (b.12 September 1788, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 July 1849, L'Acadie, Canada East )

Luce GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE (b.18 December 1796, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 11 June 1865, L'Erable, Illinois, USA)

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1761 Birth
7 February 1761
La Prairie, Canada

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Louis GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Genevieve-Marguerite TREMBLAY 28 October 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 21 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Judith GUERIN was born 12 September 1788, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Louis was 27 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Luce GUERIN dite LAFONTAINE was born 18 December 1796, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Louis was 35 years old.

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

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)

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