Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD

Born

6 January 1749 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

17 February 1817 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Therese married Georges LAURENT 3 February 1777 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Georges LAURENT was born 26 July 1755 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Georges died 3 May 1822 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Georges was the child of Jean-Georges LAURENT dit LASSONDE and Jeanne GRIAULT dite LARIVIERE .

Parents & Family of Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD

Parents of Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD

Father

Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD

Mother

Marguerite DORION

Grandparents of Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD

Paternal grandparents

Pierre-Joseph COLLET (COLLETTE) Marguerite COURTOIS

Maternal grandparents

Pierre DORION Jeanne-Andree HÉDOUIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD

Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD married

Georges LAURENT
Marriage date: 3 February 1777
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Georges LAURENT was the child of Jean-Georges LAURENT dit LASSONDE and Jeanne GRIAULT dite LARIVIERE

Children of Georges LAURENT and Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD

Georges LAURENT

Born: 16 July 1779, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Genevieve DUBORD 3 April 1815 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Therese'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 — 1749
6 January 1749
Québec, Canada, New France

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

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD and Georges LAURENT 3 February 1777 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 28 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Georges LAURENT was born 16 July 1779, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Therese was 30 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1815 Marriage of Child
Georges LAURENT married 3 April 1815, Berthierville, Lower Canada to Genevieve DUBORD