Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 7 November 1749 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1793 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 7 November 1749 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE and Thérèse-Marie CHICOINE (maternal) Gabriel GUERTIN and Françoise TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT)

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Jean-Marie-Louis married Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE 16 November 1772 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE was born 2 November 1752 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Charlotte died 28 October 1838 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Louis CASAVANT and Charlotte BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS.

Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE died 1 April 1793 in Verchères, 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 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

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Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE-- Date: 16 November 1772 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE was the child of Louis CASAVANT and Charlotte BERTRAND dite DESROCHERS

Children of Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE:

Jean-Felix PION dit FONTAINE (b.22 December 1773, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louise-Claire CHARRON 8 February 1796 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte PION dite FONTAINE (b.9 August 1778, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Pierre PION dit FONTAINE (b.18 October 1787, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1749 Birth
7 November 1749
Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Charlotte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE 16 November 1772 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 23 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Jean-Felix PION dit FONTAINE was born 22 December 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Marie-Louis was 24 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Charlotte PION dite FONTAINE was born 9 August 1778, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Marie-Louis was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Pierre PION dit FONTAINE was born 18 October 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Marie-Louis was 37 years old.

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