Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

(b. 26 February 1752 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 15 November 1833 , Batiscan, Lower Canada )

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Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY was born 26 February 1752 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY was the child of François-Marie PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and Elisabeth BRISSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and Marie MORAND (maternal) François-Michel BRISSON and Marguerite PERRAULT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Elisabeth married Jean-Baptiste THIFFAULT 20 February 1775 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste THIFFAULT was born 2 February 1740 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jean-Baptiste died 14 September 1791 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Claude-Jean-Joseph THIFFAULT and Josephte BARIBEAU.

Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY died 15 November 1833 in Batiscan, 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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Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY married

Jean-Baptiste THIFFAULT-- Date: 20 February 1775 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste THIFFAULT was the child of Claude-Jean-Joseph THIFFAULT and Josephte BARIBEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste THIFFAULT and Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY:

François THIFFAULT (b.5 October 1782, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Julie RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE 15 February 1808 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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1752 Birth
26 February 1752
Batiscan, 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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY and Jean-Baptiste THIFFAULT 20 February 1775, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 23 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.

1782 Birth of Child
François THIFFAULT was born 5 October 1782, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Elisabeth was 30 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste THIFFAULT died 14 September 1791, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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

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

1808 Marriage of Child
François THIFFAULT married 15 February 1808, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Julie RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE

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

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

1833 Death
15 November 1833
Batiscan, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 81.

Added: 3/30/2025 11:09:45 PM - Updated: 3/30/2025 11:11:28 PM