Robert PETIT dit MILHOMME

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abt. 1664 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

27 June 1741 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Pierre PETIT Jeanne MORINEAU

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Born: abt. 1664 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre PETIT

Mother: Jeanne MORINEAU

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Robert married Marie-Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES) 20 July 1693 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES) was born 7 April 1676 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Madeleine died 12 April 1744 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre VALLIERE (VALLIERES) and Anne LAGÜE (LAGOUE).

Robert PETIT dit MILHOMME died 27 June 1741 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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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Spouse & Children of Robert PETIT dit MILHOMME

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Robert PETIT dit MILHOMME married

Marie-Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES)
Marriage date: 20 July 1693
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES) was the child of Pierre VALLIERE (VALLIERES) and Anne LAGÜE (LAGOUE)

Children of Robert PETIT dit MILHOMME and Marie-Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

Marie-Angelique PETIT

Born: 8 April 1698, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louis CONSTANTINEAU 5 February 1720 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Jean PETIT dit MILHOMME

Born: abt. 1701, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 April 1771, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Catherine-Louise TAPIN 4 January 1727 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME

Born: 20 September 1705, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Catherine GIRARD dite BRETON 3 November 1730 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Married: Claire TARDIF 23 April 1759 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Canadian Census - Beaupre
pierre pettit - 33 habittant

Jeanne Morinneau - 33 sa femme

Et Robert pettit - 2 fils
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1693 Marriage / Partner
Robert PETIT dit MILHOMME and Marie-Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES) 20 July 1693, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Robert PETIT dit MILHOMME - 1693 marriage

1693 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique PETIT was born 8 April 1698, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

1705 Birth of Child
Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME was born 20 September 1705, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1720 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique PETIT married 5 February 1720, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Louis CONSTANTINEAU

1727 Marriage of Child
Jean PETIT dit MILHOMME married 4 January 1727, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Catherine-Louise TAPIN

1730 Marriage of Child
Pierre PETIT dit MILHOMME married 3 November 1730, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Catherine GIRARD dite BRETON