DION FAMILY |
GENERATION THREE
Pierre Dion s/o baptised at Quebec, May 27/1674, three marriages and 22
children. Pierre died Feb. 9/1739 at Ancienne Lorette.
First marriage
First marriage, in 1697 to Anne Agnes Bonhomme, daughter of Ignace
Bonhomme and Anne Agnes Morin. Anne Agnes was baptised June 21/1675, and died
following birth of her 5th child on Aug.18/1803
From this first marriage the following children were born:
Jacques: born Jan. 19/1698, married Louise De Lessard, on
Apr.21/1721, daughter of Charles and Marie Anne Caron of l'Ancienne
Lorette.
Pierre: born Jan. 30/1699 and died drowned on July 1/1714
Louis: baptised at Ste Foy, on Nov. 10/1700 and married in
parish of Notre Dame of Quebec on May 18/1728 to Marie Madeleine
Normandeau dit Deslauriers, daughter of Augustin and Marie Madeleine
Sasseville. Louis died Nov. 15/1749 at Quebec.
Ignace: baptised at Ste Foy on Jan.,18/1702 and married at Quebec
on July 28/1727 to Marie Francoise de Lessard daughter of Charles and Marie
Anne Caron. Marie Francoise was baptised at Quebec, Sept. 8/1704
Noel Francois: baptised at Ancienne Lorette, on Aug. 28/1703 (his
mother died after giving him birth) Francois married at Charlebourg on
Jan. 9/1736, to Marie Josephte Allard daughter of Andre and Anne Le
Marcher. Marie Josette died May 29/1760 at Poite aux Trembles Quebec
Second marriage
Second marriage to Genevieve Fauteux on Aug. 11/1705 at Ancienne
Lorette Genevieve was baptised on Jan. 12/1686 at Poite aux Trembles Quebec.
Genevieve died Mar. 20/1717, eleven (11) days after the birth of her last
child (Genevieve) From this marriage were born 7 children:
Pierre: baptised in 1706, died at Trois Rivieres on Sept.22/1745,
Following a murder which was committed by Etienne Cantenet at the
"les vieilles forges" this murder was the object of a trial.
Joseph: baptised at Ancienne Lorette on Aug. 7/1707 and married on
April 17/1730 to Marie Madeleine de Lessard d/o Charles and Marie Anne
Caron. Marie Madeleine was baptized at Quebec, on Dec. 14/1706
Joseph died Jan. 13/1774 at Quebec
Jean Baptiste: baptised at Ancienne Lorette, Aug. 28/1710 and died
April 9/1711
Jean Baptiste: baptised at Ancienne Lorette, May 7/1712
Denis: baptised at Ancienne Lorette on Dec. 29/1713
Charles: baptised at Ancienne Lorette on Aug. 5/1715, married at
Ancienne Lorettte on Feb.22/1740 to Catherine Alain daughter of Noel
Simon Alain and Marie Anne Hamel. Catherine was born at Anc. Lorette
on Mar. 11/1711
Marie Genevieve: baptised at Ancienne Lorette, on Mar. 9/1717,
married at Pte aux Trembles of Quebec, on Aug. 19/1743 to Louis
Bordeleau son of Antoine and Catherine Picher. Louis was born at
Pointe aux Trembles on June 7/1716
Third marriage
Third marriage , Pierre married on Nov. 21/1718, Marie Ursule De
Lessard (born in 1694) and they had ten (yes 10 children):
Marie Ursule: baptised a Ancienne Lorette on Aug. 24/1719
Marie-Anne: baptised a Quebec, on Feb. 20/1721 and married July 9/1748
to Joseph Caute, son of Noel and Madeleine Brunet of Larochelle France
Pierre: born Mar. 18/1722, died same day, after being baptised and
confirmed by "Monseigneur St Vallier"
Marie Anne: born Dec. 31/1723, she married in 1757, Raymond Vert
(Verd) s/o Jean and Marie Peyronne of Bourg St Martial, eveche de
Perigueux, Guyenne
Pierre-Marie: born Sept. 9/1727, married to Catherine Gueret-Dumont
on June 2/1755
Ursule: baptised at Ancienne Lorette, Aug. 2/1729 , she died on
June 18/1730
Joseph-Marie: born July 4/1731, died Feb. 26/1732
Joseph: baptised at Ancienne Lorette, in 1732 and married at Notre Dame
de Quebec, on June 4/1753 to Marie Madeleine Reaume daughter of Jean
Baptiste and Marie Catherine Coussi-Soucy..
Marie Madeleine was born at Quebec, Aug. 17/1732
Felicite: baptised at Ancienne Lorette on Apr. 16/1734 and married
on Nov. 22/1756 to Pierre Bedrnard dit St Pierre, son of Jean and Jeanne
Bourguilla of St Marc , diocese of Auxerre, France
Therese: married at Notre Dame of Quebec, on June 5/1757 to Pierre
Petiteau dit Desmarets (widow)(son of Mathieu and Helene Porcheron of St Jean de Liversay
diocese de La Rochelle, Aunis Aubergiste) He was an Inn Keeper and originated in
Poitou, France
From these three marriages, were born 22 children, 15 boys and 7
girls. When he passed away on Feb. 7/1737, Pierre was still living in the
"Seigneurie de St Gabriel" at Ancienne Lorette
It also seems that from the inventory of Pierre's belongings by
the notary Jacques Pingret on Mar. 29/1736, he also could work work with
iron. He owned an anvil, a large hammer to beat iron, iron scisors and
a large piece of iron..