immigrant Carignan-Salières Soldier flag male ancestor  Jean  COLLET (COLLETTE) dit LE PICARD

  (b. abt. 1637 France   d. 12 September 1699 Batiscan, Canada, New France )  

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Jean COLLET (COLLETTE) dit LE PICARD was born abt. 1637 in France

Jean COLLET (COLLETTE) dit LE PICARD was the child of ?   and   ?

Jean was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean  married  Jeanne DÉCHARD 16 February 1668 in Montréal, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jeanne DÉCHARD  was born abt. 1641 in France.  Jeanne died 6 August 1686 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). 

Jean  married  (2) Elisabeth LEFEBVRE 13 January 1687 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .  Elisabeth LEFEBVRE  was born 15 May 1651 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).  Elisabeth died 10 September 1687 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier).  Elisabeth was the child of Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS).

Jean  married  (3) Marguerite ÉLOY 19 October 1688 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite ÉLOY  was born abt. 1651 in France.  Marguerite died 30 March 1728 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). 

Jean COLLET (COLLETTE) dit LE PICARD died 12 September 1699 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .
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Jean COLLET (COLLETTE) dit LE PICARD was a Soldat du regiment de Carignan .
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France
Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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