Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR

(b. 1 September 1747 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 14 January 1816 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR was born 1 September 1747 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR was the child of Antoine SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Françoise BÉLAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND and Marie COTIN

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

Joseph married Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE 19 November 1775 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was born 27 May 1758 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise died 12 May 1795 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Louise was the child of Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE.

Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR died 14 January 1816 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR married

Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE-- Date: 19 November 1775 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was the child of Paul FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marie-Thérèse DUFAYE

Children of Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE:

Joseph SEVIGNY (b.27 March 1776, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE 8 October 1798 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Louise SEVIGNY (b.13 May 1778, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 March 1807, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie GRIGNON 27 October 1800 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Antoine SÉVIGNY (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite LUSSIER 13 August 1804 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François SEVIGNY (b.abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1871, , Québec Province, Canada )

Étienne SÉVIGNY (b.27 September 1785, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1877, )
m. Marie-Anne DESLANDES 11 January 1808 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre SEVIGNY (b.22 August 1788, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Elisabeth BRISSETTE 30 September 1811 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1747 Birth
1 September 1747
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE 19 November 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 28 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Joseph SEVIGNY was born 27 March 1776, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise SEVIGNY was born 13 May 1778, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 30 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Étienne SÉVIGNY was born 27 September 1785, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Pierre SEVIGNY was born 22 August 1788, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 41 years old.

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

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

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE died 12 May 1795, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1798 Marriage of Child
Joseph SEVIGNY married 8 October 1798, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marie-Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise SEVIGNY married 27 October 1800, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Joseph-Marie GRIGNON

1804 Marriage of Child
Antoine SÉVIGNY married 13 August 1804, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marguerite LUSSIER

1807 Death of Child
Marie-Louise SEVIGNY died 5 March 1807, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 59 years old.

1808 Marriage of Child
Étienne SÉVIGNY married 11 January 1808, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marie-Anne DESLANDES

1811 Marriage of Child
Pierre SEVIGNY married 30 September 1811, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Elisabeth BRISSETTE

1816 Death
14 January 1816
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 68.

Added: 9/13/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 1/24/2015 9:05:17 AM