Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD

Born

25 December 1712 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

27 April 1791 , Montréal, Lower Canada

Noel married Marguerite DORION 21 November 1735 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DORION was born 28 November 1710 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 22 July 1759 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marguerite was the child of Pierre DORION and Jeanne-Andree HÉDOUIN .

Parents & Family of Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD

Parents of Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD

Father

Pierre-Joseph COLLET (COLLETTE)

Mother

Marguerite COURTOIS

Grandparents of Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Bernard (Bertrand) COURTOIS dit LE BRETON Marie HALAY

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Maitre-teinturier

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD

Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD married

Marguerite DORION
Marriage date: 21 November 1735
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marguerite DORION was the child of Pierre DORION and Jeanne-Andree HÉDOUIN

Children of Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD and Marguerite DORION

Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD

Born: 6 January 1749, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 February 1817, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Georges LAURENT 3 February 1777 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Noel'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 — 1712
25 December 1712
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1735 Marriage / Partner
Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD and Marguerite DORION 21 November 1735, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 22 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD was born 6 January 1749, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Noel was 36 years old.

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

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite DORION died 22 July 1759, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.