Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Born

23 June 1770 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 December 1855 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East

Parents & Family of Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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Born: 23 June 1770 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Father

Pierre-Noel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Mother

Marie-Agathe GAGNON

Grandparents of Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Paternal grandparents

Pierre-Noel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD Madeleine MORIN

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON Marie-Françoise-Madeleine BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET)

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

Marie-Madeleine married François FORTIER 22 January 1788 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François FORTIER was born 5 May 1763 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . François died 8 July 1826 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada. François was the child of Basile FORTIER and Madeleine DELAGE.

Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD died 15 December 1855 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married

François FORTIER
Marriage date: 22 January 1788
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
François FORTIER was the child of Basile FORTIER and Madeleine DELAGE

Children of François FORTIER and Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Joseph FORTIER

Born: 3 April 1797, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marcelline BOISSONNEAU 4 July 1826 Place: Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Madeleine'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 — 1770
23 June 1770
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD and François FORTIER 22 January 1788, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

She was 17 years old.

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

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

1797 Birth of Child
Joseph FORTIER was born 3 April 1797, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marie-Madeleine was 26 years old.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England