Louise-Praxede PETIT
Born: 21 July 1766, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Augustin-Bruno MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE 16 August 1785 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte
RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS
Born
22 April 1734
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
Died
2 April 1811
,
Verchères, Lower Canada
Parents & Family of Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS
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Born: 22 April 1734 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Father:
Jean-Baptiste RENAUD
Mother:
Marie-Anne PINEAU (PINEAULT)
Maternal grandparents:
Michel PINEAU (PINEAULT) dit LAPERLE
, Simone-Anne BEAUDET
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Charlotte married Pierre PETIT 1 March 1756 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre PETIT was born 14 November 1722 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Pierre died 31 August 1793 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Michel PETIT and Madeleine LUSSIER.
Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS died 2 April 1811 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS
Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS married 
Pierre PETIT
Marriage date: 1 March 1756
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Pierre PETIT was the child of Michel PETIT and Madeleine LUSSIER
Pierre PETITMarriage date: 1 March 1756
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Pierre PETIT was the child of Michel PETIT and Madeleine LUSSIER
Children of Pierre PETIT and Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS
Michel PETIT dit LAPRE
Born: 23 July 1768, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Anne HANDFIELD 22 November 1802 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Charlotte-Monique PETIT dite LAPRE
Born: 3 May 1770, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Jean-Baptiste COURTEMANCHE 23 November 1795 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Nicolas PETIT
Born: 24 June 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 January 1837, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: 18 January 1837, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Married: Charlotte TETREAULT dite DUCHARME 21 October 1805 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Marguerite PETIT
Born: abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Jean-Louis MONGEON 24 November 1806 Place: Verchères, 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 — 173422 April 1734
Varennes, Canada, New France
1756 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS and Pierre PETIT 1 March 1756 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
She was 21 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.1766 Birth of ChildLouise-Praxede PETIT was born 21 July 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Charlotte was 32 years old.
1768 Birth of ChildMichel PETIT dit LAPRE was born 23 July 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Charlotte was 34 years old.
1770 Birth of ChildCharlotte-Monique PETIT dite LAPRE was born 3 May 1770, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Charlotte was 36 years old.
1772 Birth of ChildNicolas PETIT was born 24 June 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Charlotte was 38 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Marriage of ChildLouise-Praxede PETIT married 16 August 1785, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Augustin-Bruno MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1793 Death of Spouse/PartnerPierre PETIT died 31 August 1793, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
1795 Marriage of ChildCharlotte-Monique PETIT dite LAPRE married 23 November 1795, Verchères, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste COURTEMANCHE
1802 Marriage of ChildMichel PETIT dit LAPRE married 22 November 1802, Verchères, Lower Canada to Marie-Anne HANDFIELD
1805 Marriage of ChildNicolas PETIT married 21 October 1805, Verchères, Lower Canada to Charlotte TETREAULT dite DUCHARME
1806 Marriage of ChildMarguerite PETIT married 24 November 1806, Verchères, Lower Canada to Jean-Louis MONGEON
Death — 18112 April 1811
Verchères, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 76.
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