Pierre PERRIER dit OLIVIER

Born

12 September 1721 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

19 April 1768 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER Catherine JOUSSET

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Born: 12 September 1721 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

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Pierre married Josephte LEMIEUX 6 February 1747 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte LEMIEUX was born 15 July 1726 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Josephte died 22 September 1770 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Josephte was the child of Joseph LEMIEUX and Marie-Josephe FORAND.

Pierre PERRIER dit OLIVIER died 19 April 1768 in La Prairie, 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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Pierre PERRIER dit OLIVIER married

Josephte LEMIEUX
Marriage date: 6 February 1747
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Josephte LEMIEUX was the child of Joseph LEMIEUX and Marie-Josephe FORAND

Children of Pierre PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Josephte LEMIEUX

Pierre PERRIER dit OLIVIER

Born: 10 February 1748, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 2 June 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève GIROUX 17 October 1774 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

François-Regis PERRIER

Born: 16 August 1759, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Josephte LAMARRE 17 October 1785 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1721
12 September 1721
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Josephte LEMIEUX 6 February 1747, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Pierre PERRIER dit OLIVIER was born 10 February 1748, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 26 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
François-Regis PERRIER was born 16 August 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 37 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.