Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

(b. 3 June 1730 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 14 April 1797 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE was born 3 June 1730 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE 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):

Josephte married Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL 26 July 1756 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL was born 3 August 1729 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Pierre died 7 February 1810 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre was the child of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Marie-Therese VEL dite SANSOUCY.

Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE died 14 April 1797 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .

m. Fournier Pierre

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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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Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE married

Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL-- Date: 26 July 1756 Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL was the child of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Marie-Therese VEL dite SANSOUCY

Children of Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL and Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE:

Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Archange ARPIN (HARPIN) 31 March 1788 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Josette FOURNIER dite BELVAL (b.abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 November 1837, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE 8 November 1790 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph FOURNIER dit BELVAL (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 September 1806, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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1730 Birth
3 June 1730
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Josephte DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE and Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL 26 July 1756 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 26 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.

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)

1788 Marriage of Child
Pierre FOURNIER dit BELVAL married 31 March 1788, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Archange ARPIN (HARPIN)

1790 Marriage of Child
Josette FOURNIER dite BELVAL married 8 November 1790, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE

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

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