Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

(b. 7 June 1750 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 6 February 1839 , Drummondville, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 7 June 1750 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Genevieve 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):

Genevieve married Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER 20 October 1771 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER was born 10 March 1741 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Francois died 14 December 1819 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand). Francois was the child of Antoine RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Josephe TROTTIER.

Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE died 6 February 1839 in Drummondville, 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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Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE married

Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER-- Date: 20 October 1771 Place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER was the child of Antoine RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Josephe TROTTIER

Children of Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER and Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE:

Therese RIVARD (b.19 June 1787, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Charles CHAMBERLAND 23 August 1802 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

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1750 Birth
7 June 1750
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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE and Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER 20 October 1771, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 21 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)

1787 Birth of Child
Therese RIVARD was born 19 June 1787, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Genevieve was 37 years old.

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)

1802 Marriage of Child
Therese RIVARD married 23 August 1802, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand) to Charles CHAMBERLAND

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.

1819 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois RIVARD dit LORANGER died 14 December 1819, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

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

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 Death
6 February 1839
Drummondville, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 88.

Added: 4/8/2025 10:51:02 AM - Updated: 4/8/2025 10:51:50 AM