Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Born

5 February 1755 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

12 May 1837 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Andre married Marie-Angelique BLOUIN 24 January 1774 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angelique BLOUIN was born 5 October 1755 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . Marie-Angelique died 4 May 1802 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada. Marie-Angelique was the child of Gabriel BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Angélique BEAUDOIN .

Parents & Family of Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Parents of Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Father

Louis-Marie DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Mother

Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS

Grandparents of Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Paternal grandparents

Jacques DESTROISMAISONS Madeleine PELLETIER

Maternal grandparents

Jacques TALBOT dit GERVAIS Marie-Marguerite-Angelique MEUNIER

Andre had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD married

Marie-Angelique BLOUIN
Marriage date: 24 January 1774
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angelique BLOUIN was the child of Gabriel BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Angélique BEAUDOIN

Children of Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Angelique BLOUIN

Pierre PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS

Born: 6 June 1787, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angélique GAUDREAU 12 June 1808 Place: Montmagny, 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 — 1755
5 February 1755
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Angelique BLOUIN 24 January 1774 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 18 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)

1787 Birth of Child
Pierre PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS was born 6 June 1787, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Andre was 32 years old.

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)