Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE

(b. 22 July 1754 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )

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Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE was born 22 July 1754 in Verchères, Canada, New France

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

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Marguerite married Pierre TESSIER 9 November 1772 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre TESSIER was born 20 July 1749 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre died 18 December 1809 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Pierre was the child of Pierre TESSIER and Madeleine JACQUES.

m. Tessier Pierre

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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Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE married

Pierre TESSIER-- Date: 9 November 1772 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre TESSIER was the child of Pierre TESSIER and Madeleine JACQUES

Children of Pierre TESSIER and Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE:

Marie TESSIER (b.29 April 1775, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 April 1836, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU 5 October 1795 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Cecile TESSIER (b.9 April 1781, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 March 1836, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

Jean-Baptiste TESSIER (b.abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada d. June 1861, Verchères, Canada East )

Marguerite TESSIER (b.28 April 1787, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1754 Birth
22 July 1754
Verchères, Canada, New France

1772 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE and Pierre TESSIER 9 November 1772 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 18 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie TESSIER was born 29 April 1775, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite was 20 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Cecile TESSIER was born 9 April 1781, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Marguerite TESSIER was born 28 April 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

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