Francois DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Born

13 May 1707 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

5 December 1776 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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François DESTROISMAISONS Marie-Françoise DANIAU dite LAPRISE

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Born: 13 May 1707 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: François DESTROISMAISONS

Mother: Marie-Françoise DANIAU dite LAPRISE

Paternal grandparents: Philippe PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS , Martine CROSNIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean DANIAU dit LAPRISE , Marie-Louise MICHAUD

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Francois married Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU 13 February 1730 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU was born 10 May 1703 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Ursule died 28 March 1776 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Ursule was the child of Martin ROUSSEAU and Elisabeth THIBAULT.

Francois DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD died 5 December 1776 in Saint-Pierre-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-Ursule ROUSSEAU
Marriage date: 13 February 1730
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU was the child of Martin ROUSSEAU and Elisabeth THIBAULT

Children of Francois DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU

Ursule DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Born: 24 April 1735, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Julien BEAUPIED 17 January 1752 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Josephte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Born: abt. 1737, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 April 1793, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Marie MICHON 24 October 1757 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Thérèse DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 September 1781, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Alexandre NADEAU 17 January 1757 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1707
13 May 1707
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Francois DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU 13 February 1730 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 22 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Ursule DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 24 April 1735, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Francois was 27 years old.

1752 Marriage of Child
Ursule DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married 17 January 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Julien BEAUPIED

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Thérèse DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married 17 January 1757, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Alexandre NADEAU

1757 Marriage of Child
Josephte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married 24 October 1757, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Jean-Marie MICHON

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.