Paul DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

(b. abt. 1722 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 23 November 1799 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Paul DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was born abt. 1722 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Paul DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was the child of Charles DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Madeleine BOULET (BOULAY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philippe PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS and Martine CROSNIER (maternal) Paul BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Françoise PAQUET

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

Paul married Marie Angelique JANOT 16 June 1749 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Angelique JANOT was born abt. 1725 in Canada. Marie Angelique died 4 March 1800 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie Angelique was the child of Jean-Baptiste JANOT (JANEAU) and Anne MARTIN.

Paul DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD died 23 November 1799 in Yamachiche, 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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Paul DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD married

Marie Angelique JANOT-- Date: 16 June 1749 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Marie Angelique JANOT was the child of Jean-Baptiste JANOT (JANEAU) and Anne MARTIN

Children of Paul DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie Angelique JANOT:

Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD (b.1 May 1756, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1796, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Henri-Marie PELLETIER 5 October 1778 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1749 Marriage / Partner
Paul DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie Angelique JANOT 16 June 1749, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1756 Birth of Child
Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 1 May 1756, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married 5 October 1778, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Henri-Marie PELLETIER

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)