Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit DUCHESNE

Born

12 February 1733 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

1 October 1793 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Nicolas married Louise-Amable MORIN 4 February 1760 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise-Amable MORIN was born 21 December 1738 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . Louise-Amable died 27 October 1772 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada. Louise-Amable was the child of Louis MORIN and Marie-Anne LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) .

Parents & Family of Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit DUCHESNE

Parents of Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit DUCHESNE

Father

Jean PERROT (PERRAULT) dit DUCHESNE

Mother

Marie QUINTIN dite DUBOIS

Grandparents of Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit DUCHESNE

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) Madeleine RACLOS

Maternal grandparents

Jean QUINTIN dit DUBOIS Jeanne DALPE dite PARISEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit DUCHESNE

Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit DUCHESNE married

Louise-Amable MORIN
Marriage date: 4 February 1760
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada
Louise-Amable MORIN was the child of Louis MORIN and Marie-Anne LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

Children of Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit DUCHESNE and Louise-Amable MORIN

Marie-Geneviève PERRAULT dite DUCHENE

Born: 23 January 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN 11 February 1782 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Nicolas's Québec records.

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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Birth — 1733
12 February 1733
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit DUCHESNE and Louise-Amable MORIN 4 February 1760, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève PERRAULT dite DUCHENE was born 23 January 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 28 years old.

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.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise-Amable MORIN died 27 October 1772, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève PERRAULT dite DUCHENE married 11 February 1782, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

Death — 1793
1 October 1793
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 60.

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