Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE

Born

16 March 1738 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

13 December 1798 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Augustin married Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS 7 February 1763 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was born 1 June 1741 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise died 23 April 1789 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne MONGEAU .

Parents & Family of Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE

Parents of Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE

Father

Jean-Baptiste PETIT

Mother

Marie CHOQUET

Grandparents of Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE

Paternal grandparents

Michel PETIT Madeleine LUSSIER

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE Marguerite HÉBERT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE

Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE married

Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS
Marriage date: 7 February 1763
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne MONGEAU

Children of Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE and Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS

Marie PETIT dite LAPRE

Born: 26 August 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 April 1857, Varennes, Canada East

Married: Alexis PATENAUDE 8 February1796 Place: Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Augustin'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 — 1738
16 March 1738
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE and Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS 7 February 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 24 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.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie PETIT dite LAPRE was born 26 August 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin was 32 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.