Marie-Rose PION dite LAFONTAINE

(b. 16 April 1724 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 12 February 1796 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Rose PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 16 April 1724 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Rose PION dite 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):

Marie-Rose married Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND 17 February 1744 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was born abt. 1709 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jacques was the child of Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Charlotte LEMAIRE (LEMAITRE).

Marie-Rose PION dite LAFONTAINE died 12 February 1796 in L'Assomption, 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 Marie-Rose PION dite LAFONTAINE

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Marie-Rose PION dite LAFONTAINE married

Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND-- Date: 17 February 1744 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was the child of Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Charlotte LEMAIRE (LEMAITRE)

Children of Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Marie-Rose PION dite LAFONTAINE:

Marie-Louise CHEVIGNY dite DURAND (b.6 March 1746, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Noel-Joseph LOYER 26 October 1767 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie CHEVIGNY (b.21 August 1751, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Antoine BOLLE dit BEAUSEJOUR 29 August 1768 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Josephte CHEVIGNY dite DURAND (b.abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jacques RENAUD dit BLANCHARD 18 May 1772 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Charlotte CHEVIGNY dite DURAND (b.26 July 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Antoine LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 19 April 1773 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Angelique CHEVIGNY dite DURAND (b.abt. 1754, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 April 1785, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis BISSONNETTE 15 April 1776 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis CHEVIGNY dit DURAND (b.2 July 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Canada d. 23 February 1843, L'Assomption, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne RIOPEL 16 January 1781 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1724 Birth
16 April 1724
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Rose PION dite LAFONTAINE and Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND 17 February 1744 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 19 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise CHEVIGNY dite DURAND was born 6 March 1746, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Rose was 21 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie CHEVIGNY was born 21 August 1751, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Rose was 27 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte CHEVIGNY dite DURAND was born 26 July 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Rose was 29 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Louis CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was born 2 July 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Rose was 38 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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise CHEVIGNY dite DURAND married 26 October 1767 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Noel-Joseph LOYER

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie CHEVIGNY married 29 August 1768, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Antoine BOLLE dit BEAUSEJOUR

1772 Marriage of Child
Josephte CHEVIGNY dite DURAND married 18 May 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jacques RENAUD dit BLANCHARD

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte CHEVIGNY dite DURAND married 19 April 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Antoine LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Angelique CHEVIGNY dite DURAND married 15 April 1776 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Louis BISSONNETTE

1781 Marriage of Child
Louis CHEVIGNY dit DURAND married 16 January 1781, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Anne RIOPEL

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Child
Angelique CHEVIGNY dite DURAND died 9 April 1785, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Rose was 61 years old.

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

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

1796 Death
12 February 1796
L'Assomption, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 71.

Added: 9/10/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 12/10/2013 8:51:56 AM