Catherine PETIT dite MILHOMME

Born

abt. 1708 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

5 March 1758 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

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Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME Marie-Catherine MASSÉ

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Born: abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME

Mother: Marie-Catherine MASSÉ

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PETIT , Jeanne MORINEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER , Marie-Catherine GUILLET

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Catherine married Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR 28 April 1752 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR was born 14 March 1728 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Joseph-Pierre died 31 December 1809 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Joseph-Pierre was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU.

Catherine PETIT dite MILHOMME died 5 March 1758 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France* .

m. Deshaies Joseph-Pierre

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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 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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Catherine PETIT dite MILHOMME married

Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR
Marriage date: 28 April 1752
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1752 Marriage / Partner
Catherine PETIT dite MILHOMME and Joseph-Pierre DESHAIES dit ST-CYR 28 April 1752, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)