François DUBORD dit FONTAINE

(b. 30 August 1723 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 5 February 1815 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada )

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François DUBORD dit FONTAINE was born 30 August 1723 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

François DUBORD dit FONTAINE was the child of Balthazar DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Josephe RIPAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine GUERARD (maternal) Jacques-Roch RIPAULT and Marie-Anne AUBERT

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

François married Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY 3 February 1749 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY was born 14 March 1729 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marguerite died 18 December 1758 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL.

François married (2) Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite BELVAL 23 November 1760 in Lavaltrie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite BELVAL was born 15 June 1735 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Josephe was the child of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Marie-Therese VEL dite SANSOUCY.

François married (3) Marie-Antoinette EMERY dite CODERRE 3 March 1794 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Marie-Antoinette EMERY dite CODERRE was born 23 January 1726 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Antoinette died 11 March 1799 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Antoinette was the child of Louis EMERY dit CODERRE and Marie-Elisabeth MENARD.

François DUBORD dit FONTAINE died 5 February 1815 in Lanoraie, 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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Family and Children of François DUBORD dit FONTAINE

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François DUBORD dit FONTAINE married

Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY-- Date: 3 February 1749 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY was the child of Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL

Children of François DUBORD dit FONTAINE and Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY:

Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE (b.13 June 1752, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1842, Berthierville, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX 19 October 1767 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Marie-Josephe DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE (b.16 October 1753, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1825, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Louis CHAPDELAINE 2 April 1771 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

François DUBORD dit FONTAINE married

Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite BELVAL-- Date: 23 November 1760 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada
Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite BELVAL was the child of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Marie-Therese VEL dite SANSOUCY

Children of François DUBORD dit FONTAINE and Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite BELVAL:

Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE (b.24 April 1766, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 January 1802, Yamaska, Lower Canada )

Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE (b.5 August 1767, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 March 1815, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Catherine BERARD dite LEPINE 25 January 1790 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Charles DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE (b.16 December 1771, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE (b.12 February 1774, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 October 1859, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East)

Louis DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE (b.4 April 1778, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 January 1846, Lanoraie, Canada East )

François DUBORD dit FONTAINE married

Marie-Antoinette EMERY dite CODERRE-- Date: 3 March 1794 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Marie-Antoinette EMERY dite CODERRE was the child of Louis EMERY dit CODERRE and Marie-Elisabeth MENARD

Children of François DUBORD dit FONTAINE and Marie-Antoinette EMERY dite CODERRE:

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1723 Birth
30 August 1723
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1749 Marriage / Partner
François DUBORD dit FONTAINE and Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY 3 February 1749, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 25 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 13 June 1752, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

François was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 16 October 1753, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

François was 30 years old.

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY died 18 December 1758, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

1760 Marriage / Partner
François DUBORD dit FONTAINE and Marie-Josephe FOURNIER dite BELVAL 23 November 1760 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 37 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was born 24 April 1766, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

François was 42 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was born 5 August 1767, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

François was 43 years old.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE married 19 October 1767 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE married 2 April 1771, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Louis CHAPDELAINE

1771 Birth of Child
Charles DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was born 16 December 1771, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François was 48 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Genevieve DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 12 February 1774, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

François was 50 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Louis DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE was born 4 April 1778, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

François was 54 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE married 25 January 1790, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Catherine BERARD dite LEPINE

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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
François DUBORD dit FONTAINE and Marie-Antoinette EMERY dite CODERRE 3 March 1794, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 70 years old.

François DUBORD dit FONTAINE - 1794 marriage

1794 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1799 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Antoinette EMERY dite CODERRE died 11 March 1799, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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

1802 Death of Child
Joseph DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE died 21 January 1802, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 78 years old.