Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 31 May 1727 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 24 October 1769 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 31 May 1727 in Verchères, Canada, New France

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

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Jean-Louis married Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN 19 February 1748 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children. Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN was born 14 May 1727 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Françoise-Marguerite was the child of Gabriel GUERTIN and Françoise TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT).

Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE died 24 October 1769 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada .
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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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.

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

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Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE married

Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN-- Date: 19 February 1748 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN was the child of Gabriel GUERTIN and Françoise TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT)

Children of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN:

Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.7 November 1749, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1793, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE 16 November 1772 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.10 March 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1820, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Archange CASAVANT dite LADEBAUCHE 13 February 1775 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Amable-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.25 February 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1826, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Archange DESMARAIS 2 October 1775 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE (b.22 July 1754, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre TESSIER 9 November 1772 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louise PION dite LAFONTAINE (b.16 October 1757, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1825, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre PHANEUF 15 February 1779 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLEE 13 February 1797 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.19 December 1759, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 7 March 1835, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Francoise DALPE 17 January 1785 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Brigitte BRAULT 10 October 1791 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. Marguerite RENAUD 17 February 1806 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Genevieve DANDONNEAU 8 July 1811 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.5 January 1762, Verchères, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Amable FAVREAU 29 September 1783 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 January 1850, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine PAQUET dite LAVALLEE 5 October 1789 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1727 Birth
31 May 1727
Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1748 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN 19 February 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 20 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 7 November 1749, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 22 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 10 March 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 23 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Amable-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 25 February 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 25 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 22 July 1754, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 27 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Louise PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 16 October 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 30 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 19 December 1759, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 32 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 5 January 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Louis was 34 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.