Joseph PIEDALUE dit PRAIRIE

Born

16 March 1763 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 December 1833 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Joseph PIEDALUE Marie-Anne BOURASSA

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Born: 16 March 1763 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph PIEDALUE

Mother: Marie-Anne BOURASSA

Paternal grandparents: Julien PIEDALUE , Françoise AUPRY dite LARAMÉE

Maternal grandparents: Antoine BOURASSA , Marie-Catherine MOQUIN

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Joseph married Genevieve PATENAUDE 13 February 1787 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve PATENAUDE was born 6 June 1766 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Genevieve died 11 February 1845 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Genevieve was the child of Jean-Louis PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) and Marie-Geneviève LAREAU.

Joseph PIEDALUE dit PRAIRIE died 7 December 1833 in L'Acadie, 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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Joseph PIEDALUE dit PRAIRIE married

Genevieve PATENAUDE
Marriage date: 13 February 1787
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve PATENAUDE was the child of Jean-Louis PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) and Marie-Geneviève LAREAU

Children of Joseph PIEDALUE dit PRAIRIE and Genevieve PATENAUDE

Joseph Clovis PIEDALUE dit PRAIRIE

Born: 9 January 1788, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 March 1857, Bourbonnais, Illinois, USA

Married: Marie Rose GAUDREAU 1818

Rose PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 September 1837, Saint-Cyprien-de-Léry, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre TREMBLAY 28 July 1823 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1763
16 March 1763
Chambly, 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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PIEDALUE dit PRAIRIE and Genevieve PATENAUDE 13 February 1787, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 23 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Joseph Clovis PIEDALUE dit PRAIRIE was born 9 January 1788, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 24 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage of Child
Rose PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE married 28 July 1823, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Pierre TREMBLAY

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England