Joseph DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

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abt. 1722 , Québec Province, Canada

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8 April 1777 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques DESTROISMAISONS Madeleine PELLETIER

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Born: abt. 1722 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jacques DESTROISMAISONS

Mother: Madeleine PELLETIER

Paternal grandparents: Philippe PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS , Martine CROSNIER

Maternal grandparents: René PELLETIER , Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

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Joseph married Marie-Geneviève ISABEL (ISABELLE) 20 October 1744 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève ISABEL (ISABELLE) was born 4 July 1710 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Geneviève died 15 April 1796 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Louis ISABEL (ISABELLE) and Marie-Barbe PROULX.

Joseph DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD died 8 April 1777 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Geneviève ISABEL (ISABELLE)
Marriage date: 20 October 1744
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève ISABEL (ISABELLE) was the child of Louis ISABEL (ISABELLE) and Marie-Barbe PROULX

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Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS

Born: 7 June 1749, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 4 December 1801, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph THIBAULT 7 November 1768 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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1744 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Geneviève ISABEL (ISABELLE) 20 October 1744 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS was born 7 June 1749, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS married 7 November 1768 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Joseph THIBAULT

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.