Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Born

1 May 1756 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

28 March 1796 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Catherine married Henri-Marie PELLETIER 5 October 1778 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Henri-Marie PELLETIER was born 23 December 1750 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France. Henri-Marie died 18 November 1831 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . Henri-Marie was the child of Augustin PELLETIER and Madeleine THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT) .

Parents & Family of Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Parents of Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Father

Paul DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Mother

Marie Angelique JANOT

Grandparents of Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Paternal grandparents

Charles DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD Marie-Madeleine BOULET (BOULAY)

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste JANOT (JANEAU) Anne MARTIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married

Henri-Marie PELLETIER
Marriage date: 5 October 1778
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Henri-Marie PELLETIER was the child of Augustin PELLETIER and Madeleine THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT)

Children of Henri-Marie PELLETIER and Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Jean-Marie PELLETIER

Born: 4 October 1780, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angelique CLOUTIER 18 October 1803 Place: Québec, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Catherine'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 — 1756
1 May 1756
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD and Henri-Marie PELLETIER 5 October 1778, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 22 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie PELLETIER was born 4 October 1780, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Catherine was 24 years old.