Louis DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Born

16 August 1701 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

19 April 1756 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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François DESTROISMAISONS Marie-Françoise DANIAU dite LAPRISE

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Born: 16 August 1701 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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Louis married Marie-Anne PROULX 28 October 1725 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne PROULX was born 27 March 1709 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Anne died 29 January 1790 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Denis PROULX and Marie-Anne GAGNÉ (GASNIER).

Louis DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD died 19 April 1756 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Marie-Anne PROULX
Marriage date: 28 October 1725
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne PROULX was the child of Denis PROULX and Marie-Anne GAGNÉ (GASNIER)

Children of Louis DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Anne PROULX

Anne-Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS

Born: 8 March 1735, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 11 March 1817, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin GENDRON 21 February 1757 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Gabriel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Born: abt. 1739, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 20 January 1792, Lachenaie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne MOYEN (MORIN) 11 January 1762 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste DESTROISMAISONS

Born: 30 June 1743, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 15 July 1806, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite-Monique LANDRY 9 November 1772 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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Birth — 1701
16 August 1701
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

1725 Marriage / Partner
Louis DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Anne PROULX 28 October 1725 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Anne-Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS was born 8 March 1735, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Louis was 33 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESTROISMAISONS was born 30 June 1743, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Louis was 41 years old.

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