Marie Anne PETIT dite LE VENT

Born

27 February 1754 , Village Rouillé, Île Royale, Acadie

Died

14 May 1840 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Jean PETIT dit LE VENT Marie CARESTE

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Born: 27 February 1754 in Village Rouillé, Île Royale, Acadie

Father: Jean PETIT dit LE VENT

Mother: Marie CARESTE

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Marie Anne married Sebastien "Bastien" POIRIER abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Sebastien "Bastien" POIRIER was born abt. 1745 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada. Sebastien "Bastien" died 14 April 1821 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Sebastien "Bastien" was the child of Jean Baptiste POIRIER and Marie Josephte SAVOIE.

Marie Anne PETIT dite LE VENT died 14 May 1840 in Rimouski, 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 Anne PETIT dite LE VENT married

Sebastien "Bastien" POIRIER
Marriage date: abt. 1775
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Sebastien "Bastien" POIRIER was the child of Jean Baptiste POIRIER and Marie Josephte SAVOIE

Children of Sebastien "Bastien" POIRIER and Marie Anne PETIT dite LE VENT

Julie POIRIER

Born: 17 July 1783, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 September 1847, St-Michel-de-Percé, Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste RICHARD 30 April 1804 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Joseph-Sebastien POIRIER dit MICHAUD

Born: 21 February 1784, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 January 1864, St-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Canada

Married: Apolline RUEST (RUAIS) 17 February 1806 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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Birth — 1754
27 February 1754
Village Rouillé, Île Royale, Acadie

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.

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.

1783 Birth of Child
Julie POIRIER was born 17 July 1783, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Marie Anne was 29 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Joseph-Sebastien POIRIER dit MICHAUD was born 21 February 1784, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Marie Anne was 30 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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Julie POIRIER married 30 April 1804, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Jean Baptiste RICHARD

1806 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Sebastien POIRIER dit MICHAUD married 17 February 1806, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Apolline RUEST (RUAIS)

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

1821 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sebastien "Bastien" POIRIER died 14 April 1821, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

Death — 1840
14 May 1840
Rimouski, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 86.

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