Pierre David PETITOT dit SINCENNE

Born

15 January 1755 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

22 July 1796 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Pierre David married Catherine ARCHAMBAULT 27 July 1778 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine ARCHAMBAULT was born 30 April 1757 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . Catherine died 14 April 1791 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Laurent ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Josephte ALLARD .

Pierre David married Marie GIROUARD 5 August 1793 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie GIROUARD was born abt. 1773 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie was the child of Joseph GIROUARD and Marie Josephe ARSENAULT .

Parents & Family of Pierre David PETITOT dit SINCENNE

Parents of Pierre David PETITOT dit SINCENNE

Father

Denis PETITOT

Mother

Marie Josephe GRANGER

Grandparents of Pierre David PETITOT dit SINCENNE

Paternal grandparents

Denis PETITOT dit ST-SEINE Marguerite LANDRY

Maternal grandparents

Claude GRANGER Jeanne GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre David PETITOT dit SINCENNE

Pierre David PETITOT dit SINCENNE married

Catherine ARCHAMBAULT
Marriage date: 27 July 1778
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine ARCHAMBAULT was the child of Laurent ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Josephte ALLARD

Children of Pierre David PETITOT dit SINCENNE and Catherine ARCHAMBAULT

Marie-Therese PETITOT

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Catherine PETITOT

Born: 7 May 1780, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 May 1800, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Nicaise DUVAL 12 February 1798 Place: Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Pierre David PETITOT dit SINCENNE married

Marie GIROUARD
Marriage date: 5 August 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
Marie GIROUARD was the child of Joseph GIROUARD and Marie Josephe ARSENAULT

Children of Pierre David PETITOT dit SINCENNE and Marie GIROUARD

Isabelle PETITOT dite SINCENNE

Born: abt. 1799, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine-Solomon MARION 24 January 1820 Place: Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre David's Québec records.

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 — 1755
15 January 1755
Port Royal, Acadia

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Pierre David PETITOT dit SINCENNE and Catherine ARCHAMBAULT 27 July 1778 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 23 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Catherine PETITOT was born 7 May 1780, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre David was 25 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine ARCHAMBAULT died 14 April 1791, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Pierre David PETITOT dit SINCENNE and Marie GIROUARD 5 August 1793, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

He was 38 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

Death — 1796
22 July 1796
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 41.

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