Pierre ELIE dit LIENARD (LEONARD)

(b. 5 November 1759 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 21 December 1824 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )

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Pierre ELIE dit LIENARD (LEONARD) was born 5 November 1759 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre ELIE dit LIENARD (LEONARD) was the child of Pierre ELIE dit LIENARD (LEONARD) and Marie-Josephte-Jeanne PAGEAU (PAGEOT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leonard ELIE and Marie-Jeanne BOURBON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PAGEOT (PAGEAU) and Thérèse JOBIN

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Pierre married Marie-Anne BEDARD 28 July 1783 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne BEDARD was born 11 December 1755 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Anne died 25 August 1824 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Anne was the child of François-Marie BEDARD and Louise-Geneviève DUPERE.

Pierre ELIE dit LIENARD (LEONARD) died 21 December 1824 in Charlesbourg, Québec, 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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Marie-Anne BEDARD-- Date: 28 July 1783 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne BEDARD was the child of François-Marie BEDARD and Louise-Geneviève DUPERE

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1759 Birth
5 November 1759
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ELIE dit LIENARD (LEONARD) and Marie-Anne BEDARD 28 July 1783, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 23 years old.