Laurent DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Born

27 April 1772 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

30 August 1829 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Rene DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD Jeanne Anne ALAIN

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Born: 27 April 1772 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre-Rene DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Mother: Jeanne Anne ALAIN

Paternal grandparents: Jacques-François DESTROISMAISONS , Marie-Anne MORIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ALAIN , Therese BORNIC

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Laurent married Genevieve BACON 3 June 1794 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve BACON was born 15 February 1771 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Genevieve died 19 August 1827 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Genevieve was the child of Alexis BACON and Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD.

Laurent DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD died 30 August 1829 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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Laurent DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD married

Genevieve BACON
Marriage date: 3 June 1794
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Genevieve BACON was the child of Alexis BACON and Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Children of Laurent DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Genevieve BACON

Laurent PICARD

Born: 5 September 1798, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: 7 September 1875,

Married: Angélique CARON 20 February 1821 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Athalie DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Born: 15 May 1803, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: 25 March 1867, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste MALENFANT 24 August 1819 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1772
27 April 1772
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Laurent DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Genevieve BACON 3 June 1794, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Laurent PICARD was born 5 September 1798, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 26 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Birth of Child
Athalie DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 15 May 1803, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 31 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Athalie DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married 24 August 1819, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste MALENFANT

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England