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Born
abt. 1645 Paris, France
Joseph  married  Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE 16 September 1675 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE  was born 20 August 1658 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Marie-Madeleine died 30 September 1730 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France .  Marie-Madeleine was the child of Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) and Marie-Madeleine BELANGER .

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Joseph was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
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Joseph  married  Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE 16 September 1675 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE  was born 20 August 1658 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Marie-Madeleine died 30 September 1730 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France .  Marie-Madeleine was the child of Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) and Marie-Madeleine BELANGER.




Son of Henri Petit and Elisabeth Fontaine
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Recorded occupation: Carignan-Salières soldier - Loubias Company

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) married flag female ancestor Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE
Marriage date: 16 September 1675
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE was the child of Bertrand CHENAY dit LAGARENNE (CHAINE, CHESNE) and Marie-Madeleine BELANGER

Marriage notes:
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
Joseph Petit, son of Henry Petit and Elisabeth Fontaine
Marie Chenay, daughter of Bertrand Chenay and Marie Madeleine Bellanger
"The eldest, Marie Chenay, became god-daughter of Jean Gloria on 22 September 1658, and joined her life to that of Joseph Petit dit Bruneau, at Quebec on 16 September 1675. Marie saw ten children grow up at Trois-Rivieres and even became the Seigneuresse of Maskinonge. It was there that she died in 1730."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 88


So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) and Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE


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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)


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marriage1675 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) and Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE 16 September 1675, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1676 Birth of Child
Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) was born 22 August 1676, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1678 Birth of Child
Marie-Magdelaine PETIT dite BRUNEAU was born 15 February 1678, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1680 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne PETIT was born 12 July 1680 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1682 Birth of Child
Gertrude PETIT dite BRUNEAU was born 13 September 1682, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1684 Birth of Child
Pierre PETIT dit BRUNEAU was born 18 February 1684, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1685 Birth of Child
Marguerite PETIT dite BRUNEAU was born 23 March 1685, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1687 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit BRUNEAU was born 19 November 1687 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1689 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) was born 26 February 1689 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1689 Death of Child
Marguerite PETIT dite BRUNEAU died 25 June 1689, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1691 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) was born 26 July 1691, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1696 Birth of Child
Geneviève PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) was born 20 June 1696 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
marriage1706 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne PETIT married 7 January 1706 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France to Claude CREVIER dit BELLERIVE
marriage1709 Marriage of Child
Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) married 8 January 1709, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne DALPE
1710 Death of Child
Marie-Jeanne PETIT died 13 March 1710 , Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)
marriage1713 Marriage of Child
Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) married 5 June 1713, Sorel, Canada, New France to Marie-Jeanne-Anne BRISSET
marriage1715 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) married 25 February 1715, Louiseville, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste CASAUBON
marriage1716 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) married 19 February 1716 , Maskinongé, Canada, New France to Charles BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit DUPAS
marriage1718 Marriage of Child
Geneviève PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) married 10 January 1718 , Louiseville, Canada, New France to Jacques BARON dit LUPIEN
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