Joseph
PION dit LAFONTAINE
(b.
19 December 1759
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
d.
7 March 1835
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE was born 19 December 1759 in Verchères, Canada, New France
Joseph 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 Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE (maternal) Gabriel GUERTIN and Françoise TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Francoise DALPE 17 January 1785 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Francoise DALPE was born abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Francoise died 14 September 1790 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Francoise was the child of François DALPE and Marie-Petronille CANTARA.
Joseph married (2) Marie-Brigitte BRAULT 10 October 1791 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Brigitte BRAULT was born 15 September 1774 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Brigitte died 13 April 1803 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Brigitte was the child of Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) and Brigitte LAVIOLETTE.
Joseph married (3) Marguerite RENAUD 17 February 1806 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Marguerite RENAUD was born abt. 1776 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite was the child of Jacques RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marguerite MARTINEAU.
Joseph married (4) Genevieve DANDONNEAU 8 July 1811 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Genevieve DANDONNEAU was born 5 April 1773 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Genevieve was the child of Charles DANDONNEAU and Felicite LECLERC.
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE died 7 March 1835 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Occupation
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE
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Marie-Francoise DALPE-- Date: 17 January 1785 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Francoise DALPE was the child of François DALPE and Marie-Petronille CANTARA
Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Francoise DALPE:
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE married Marie-Brigitte BRAULT-- Date: 10 October 1791 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Brigitte BRAULT was the child of Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) and Brigitte LAVIOLETTE
Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Brigitte BRAULT:
Jean-Baptiste PION dit FONTAINE (b.29 August 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )
Brigitte PION dite FONTAINE (b.8 December 1794, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )
Joseph PION dit FONTAINE (b.19 July 1796, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE married Marguerite RENAUD-- Date: 17 February 1806 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Marguerite RENAUD was the child of Jacques RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marguerite MARTINEAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite RENAUD:
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE married Genevieve DANDONNEAU-- Date: 8 July 1811 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Genevieve DANDONNEAU was the child of Charles DANDONNEAU and Felicite LECLERC
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Genevieve DANDONNEAU:
Marie-Francoise DALPE-- Date: 17 January 1785 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, CanadaMarie-Francoise DALPE was the child of François DALPE and Marie-Petronille CANTARA
Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Francoise DALPE:
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE married
Marie-Brigitte BRAULT-- Date: 10 October 1791 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower CanadaMarie-Brigitte BRAULT was the child of Jean Baptiste BREAU (BRAULT) and Brigitte LAVIOLETTE
Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Brigitte BRAULT:
Jean-Baptiste PION dit FONTAINE (b.29 August 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , ) Brigitte PION dite FONTAINE (b.8 December 1794, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , ) Joseph PION dit FONTAINE (b.19 July 1796, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE married
Marguerite RENAUD-- Date: 17 February 1806 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada Marguerite RENAUD was the child of Jacques RENAUD dit LOCAS and Marguerite MARTINEAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite RENAUD:
Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE married
Genevieve DANDONNEAU-- Date: 8 July 1811 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower CanadaGenevieve DANDONNEAU was the child of Charles DANDONNEAU and Felicite LECLERC
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Genevieve DANDONNEAU:
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1759 Birth 19 December 1759
Verchères, Canada, New France
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)
1785 Marriage / PartnerJoseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Francoise DALPE 17 January 1785 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
He was 25 years old.
1790 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Francoise DALPE died 14 September 1790, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1791 Marriage / PartnerJoseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Brigitte BRAULT 10 October 1791, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
He was 31 years old.
1792 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste PION dit FONTAINE was born 29 August 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 32 years old.
1794 Birth of ChildBrigitte PION dite FONTAINE was born 8 December 1794, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 34 years old.
1796 Birth of ChildJoseph PION dit FONTAINE was born 19 July 1796, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 36 years old.
1803 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Brigitte BRAULT died 13 April 1803, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
1806 Marriage / PartnerJoseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite RENAUD 17 February 1806 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
He was 46 years old.
1811 Marriage / PartnerJoseph PION dit LAFONTAINE and Genevieve DANDONNEAU 8 July 1811, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
He was 51 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1835 Death 7 March 1835
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.
Added: 4/8/2017 9:25:19 PM
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