Agnes PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Born

10 May 1734 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

3 May 1803 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Agnes PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Agnes PERRIER dite OLIVIER.

Parents

Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER Catherine JOUSSET

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 10 May 1734 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER

Mother: Catherine JOUSSET

Paternal grandparents: Laurent PERRIER dit OLIVIER , Marie BESSETTE (BESSET)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre JOUSSET , Jeanne GOGUET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Agnes married Joseph MARTIN 29 August 1756 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph MARTIN was born 20 May 1733 in Durtal, France. Joseph died 12 December 1816 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Perrine RIGAUD.

Agnes PERRIER dite OLIVIER died 3 May 1803 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Agnes appear below.

Spouse & Children of Agnes PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Hide Family & Children

Agnes PERRIER dite OLIVIER married

Joseph MARTIN
Marriage date: 29 August 1756
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Joseph MARTIN was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Perrine RIGAUD

Children of Joseph MARTIN and Agnes PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Louis MARTIN

Born: 23 September 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Emerentienne TREMBLAY 24 October 1791 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Agnes'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)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Agnes PERRIER dite OLIVIER.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Agnes PERRIER dite OLIVIER.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Agnes PERRIER dite OLIVIER and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1734
10 May 1734
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Agnes PERRIER dite OLIVIER and Joseph MARTIN 29 August 1756, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 22 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Louis MARTIN was born 23 September 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Agnes was 29 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.