Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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5 February 1747 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

13 June 1830 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Noel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD Madeleine MORIN

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Born: 5 February 1747 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Noel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Mother: Madeleine MORIN

Paternal grandparents: Jacques DESTROISMAISONS , Madeleine PELLETIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MORIN , Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY)

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Marie-Geneviève married Alexis BACON 13 January 1766 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis BACON was born 19 January 1741 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Alexis died 20 November 1810 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Alexis was the child of Noel BACON and Marie-Charlotte MORIN.

Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD died 13 June 1830 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married

Alexis BACON
Marriage date: 13 January 1766
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis BACON was the child of Noel BACON and Marie-Charlotte MORIN

Children of Alexis BACON and Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Genevieve BACON

Born: 15 February 1771, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 August 1827, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Laurent DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD 3 June 1794 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1747
5 February 1747
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD and Alexis BACON 13 January 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Genevieve BACON was born 15 February 1771, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève was 24 years old.

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 of Child
Genevieve BACON married 3 June 1794, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Laurent DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

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