Pierre CAPLET dit DEMISE

Born

24 December 1741 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

29 September 1809 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Pierre married Marie-Catherine DEGUIRE 20 August 1770 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine DEGUIRE was born 20 October 1748 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France. Marie-Catherine died 9 February 1819 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada. Marie-Catherine was the child of François DEGUIRE dit LAROSE and Marie-Geneviève PARENT .

Parents & Family of Pierre CAPLET dit DEMISE

Parents of Pierre CAPLET dit DEMISE

Father

Pierre CAPLET

Mother

Catherine LEFEBVRE

Grandparents of Pierre CAPLET dit DEMISE

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER Reine MESNY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre CAPLET dit DEMISE

Pierre CAPLET dit DEMISE married

Marie-Catherine DEGUIRE
Marriage date: 20 August 1770
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine DEGUIRE was the child of François DEGUIRE dit LAROSE and Marie-Geneviève PARENT

Children of Pierre CAPLET dit DEMISE and Marie-Catherine DEGUIRE

François DEMISE

Born: abt. 1798, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 January 1851, Saint-Eustache, Canada East

Married: Angelique ÉTHIER 22 February 1819 Place: Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre'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 — 1741
24 December 1741
Beauport, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Pierre CAPLET dit DEMISE and Marie-Catherine DEGUIRE 20 August 1770, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 28 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.