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 )

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Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 1 May 1756 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was the child of Paul DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie Angelique JANOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Madeleine BOULET (BOULAY) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste JANOT (JANEAU) and Anne MARTIN

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

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, Québec, Canada. Henri-Marie died 18 November 1831 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Henri-Marie was the child of Augustin PELLETIER and Madeleine THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT).

Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD died 28 March 1796 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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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Catherine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married

Henri-Marie PELLETIER-- Date: 5 October 1778 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 (b.4 October 1780, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Angelique CLOUTIER 18 October 1803 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1756 Birth
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.