Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE

(b. 16 March 1738 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1798 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )

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Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE was born 16 March 1738 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marie CHOQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel PETIT and Madeleine LUSSIER (maternal) Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Marguerite HÉBERT

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

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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise died 23 April 1789 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne MONGEAU.

Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE died 13 December 1798 in Saint-Constant, Lower 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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Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE married

Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS-- Date: 7 February 1763 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 (b.26 August 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 April 1857, Varennes, Canada East )
m. Alexis PATENAUDE 8 February1796 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1738 Birth
16 March 1738
Varennes, 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.

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.

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.