Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN

Born

18 February 1726 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

24 September 1800 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

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Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN Catherine RACINE

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Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN was born 18 February 1726 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN was the child of Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Catherine RACINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Marguerite GAGNON (maternal) François RACINE and Marie BAUCHE (BAUCHER) (BAUCHET)

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Pierre married Marguerite POULIN 29 May 1747 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite POULIN was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 14 March 1762 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marguerite was the child of Guillaume POULIN (POULAIN) and Geneviève-Marguerite CARON.

Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN died 24 September 1800 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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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Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN married

Marguerite POULIN-- Date: 29 May 1747 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Marguerite POULIN was the child of Guillaume POULIN (POULAIN) and Geneviève-Marguerite CARON

Children of Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Marguerite POULIN

Marguerite VEAU dite SYLVAIN (b.30 June 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 29 June 1775, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph-Toussaint RACINE 2 February 1767 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Dorothee VEAU dite SYLVAIN (b.9 October 1751, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1815, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada)
m. Jean Baptiste THIBODEAU 4 February 1771 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1726 Birth
18 February 1726
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Marguerite POULIN 29 May 1747, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marguerite VEAU dite SYLVAIN was born 30 June 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre was 22 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Dorothee VEAU dite SYLVAIN was born 9 October 1751, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre was 25 years old.

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

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite POULIN died 14 March 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marguerite VEAU dite SYLVAIN married 2 February 1767, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Joseph-Toussaint RACINE

1771 Marriage of Child
Dorothee VEAU dite SYLVAIN married 4 February 1771, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Jean Baptiste THIBODEAU

1775 Death of Child
Marguerite VEAU dite SYLVAIN died 29 June 1775, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre was 49 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.