Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 28 September 1719 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 24 October 1769 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 28 September 1719 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PION dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT) (maternal) Pierre CHICOINE and Madeleine CHRETIEN

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

Jean married Louise-Angélique TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) 16 August 1740 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louise-Angélique TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) was born 31 July 1721 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Louise-Angélique died 2 April 1790 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Louise-Angélique was the child of Jacques TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) and Marguerite BRUNET.

Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE died 24 October 1769 in Verchères, 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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Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE married

Louise-Angélique TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT)-- Date: 16 August 1740 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Louise-Angélique TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) was the child of Jacques TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) and Marguerite BRUNET

Children of Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE and Louise-Angélique TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT):

Jean-Baptiste PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.25 October 1740, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1793, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise SAVARIA 22 February 1762 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise CHEVIGNY dite DURAND 20 February 1775 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph-Jean PION (b.29 April 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 1 August 1797, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Francoise CHAMBERLAND 29 September 1783 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Angelique PION dite LAFONTAINE (b.15 February 1758, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 11 March 1821, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Marie NORMANDIN 30 January 1775 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1719 Birth
28 September 1719
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Jean PION dit LAFONTAINE and Louise-Angélique TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) 16 August 1740, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 20 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 25 October 1740, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean was 21 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph-Jean PION was born 29 April 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean was 33 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Angelique PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 15 February 1758, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean was 38 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PION dit LAFONTAINE married 22 February 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Françoise SAVARIA

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.