Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER

Born

28 April 1736 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

31 December 1802 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER Catherine JOUSSET

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Born: 28 April 1736 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER

Mother: Catherine JOUSSET

Paternal grandparents: Laurent PERRIER dit OLIVIER , Marie BESSETTE (BESSET)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre JOUSSET , Jeanne GOGUET

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Jean married Marie-Catherine POISSANT 12 February 1770 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine POISSANT was born 30 November 1749 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine died 26 July 1825 in Napierville, Lower Canada . Marie-Catherine was the child of Pierre POISSANT dit LASALINE and Angélique GIROUX.

Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER died 31 December 1802 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER married

Marie-Catherine POISSANT
Marriage date: 12 February 1770
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine POISSANT was the child of Pierre POISSANT dit LASALINE and Angélique GIROUX

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Catherine PERRIER

Born: 5 September 1771, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 July 1832, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean SENECAL 30 June 1794 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1736
28 April 1736
La Prairie, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Marie-Catherine POISSANT 12 February 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 33 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Catherine PERRIER was born 5 September 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 35 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.