Joseph PETIT dit LALUMIERE

Born

5 September 1724 , Repentigny, Canada, New France

Died

21 July 1814 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Michel PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE Marie-Renee SENECAL

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Born: 5 September 1724 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Father: Michel PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE

Mother: Marie-Renee SENECAL

Paternal grandparents: Paul PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE , Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Étienne SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE , Petronille MILLOT

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Joseph married Angélique LARRIVÉE 28 September 1750 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angélique LARRIVÉE was born 2 August 1731 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Angélique died 5 March 1790 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Angélique was the child of Jacques LARRIVÉE and Marie-Anne PÉPIN dite LAFORCE.

Joseph PETIT dit LALUMIERE died 21 July 1814 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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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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Joseph PETIT dit LALUMIERE married

Angélique LARRIVÉE
Marriage date: 28 September 1750
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Angélique LARRIVÉE was the child of Jacques LARRIVÉE and Marie-Anne PÉPIN dite LAFORCE

Children of Joseph PETIT dit LALUMIERE and Angélique LARRIVÉE

Apolline PETIT

Born: 27 December 1764, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 April 1791, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Christophe LUSSIER 6 February 1786 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph PETIT dit LALUMIERE

Born: 20 April 1772, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 May 1852, Varennes, Canada East

Married: Madeleine JODOIN 11 January 1790 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1724
5 September 1724
Repentigny, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PETIT dit LALUMIERE and Angélique LARRIVÉE 28 September 1750 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 26 years old.

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

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Apolline PETIT was born 27 December 1764, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 40 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph PETIT dit LALUMIERE was born 20 April 1772, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 47 years old.

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.