Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE

Born

17 November 1716 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

31 March 1793 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Born: 17 November 1716 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE

Father

François Marie PICOTÉ dit BELESTRE

Mother

Marie-Catherine TROTTIER

Grandparents of Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre PICOTÉ dit BELESTRE Marie PAR

Maternal grandparents

Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX Catherine LEFEBVRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Francois-Marie married Marie-Anne NIVARD dite ST-DIZIER 28 July 1738 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne NIVARD dite ST-DIZIER was born 14 June 1719 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 16 October 1750 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre NIVARD dit ST-DIZIER and Marie-Anne PRUD'HOMME.

Francois-Marie married (2) Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE 29 January 1753 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE was born 1 May 1721 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 29 October 1793 in Montréal, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Antoine MAGNAN dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Louise LECOMPTE.

Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE died 31 March 1793 in Montréal, Lower Canada .

m. Magnan Marie-Anne
m. Nivard Marie-Anne

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Militaire de carrière

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE

Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE married

Marie-Anne NIVARD dite ST-DIZIER
Marriage date: 28 July 1738
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne NIVARD dite ST-DIZIER was the child of Pierre NIVARD dit ST-DIZIER and Marie-Anne PRUD'HOMME

Children of Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE and Marie-Anne NIVARD dite ST-DIZIER

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Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE married

Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE
Marriage date: 29 January 1753
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE was the child of Jean-Antoine MAGNAN dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Louise LECOMPTE

Children of Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

Marie-Anne-Angelique PICOTE DE BELESTRE

Born: 17 November 1758, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 28 August 1826, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Angus John MACDONELL (MACDONALD) 20 June 1791 Place: Montréal, Lower Canada

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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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Birth — 1716
17 November 1716
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE and Marie-Anne NIVARD dite ST-DIZIER 28 July 1738, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 21 years old.

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne NIVARD dite ST-DIZIER died 16 October 1750, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1753 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE 29 January 1753, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 36 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Angelique PICOTE DE BELESTRE was born 17 November 1758, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Francois-Marie was 42 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.

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.