Marie-Genevieve
PETIT dite LAPRÉ
(b.
26 February 1742
,
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
d.
6 June 1823
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ was born 26 February 1742 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ was the child of Joseph PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Geneviève LEMAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PETIT and Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (maternal) Louis LEMAIRE and Geneviève HÉBERT dite LAROSESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Genevieve married Jean-Louis BONNET dit LATOUR 4 November 1760 in Verchères, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Louis BONNET dit LATOUR was born 27 November 1727 in Latour-de-France, Pyrénées-Orientales, France.
Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ died 6 June 1823 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ
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Jean-Louis BONNET dit LATOUR-- Date: 4 November 1760 Place: Verchères, Canada
Children of Jean-Louis BONNET dit LATOUR and Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ:
Louis-Michel BONNET dit LATOUR (b.14 October 1761, Verchères, Canada d. 7 May 1791, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES 16 July 1781 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Jean-Louis BONNET dit LATOUR-- Date: 4 November 1760 Place: Verchères, Canada Children of Jean-Louis BONNET dit LATOUR and Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ:
Louis-Michel BONNET dit LATOUR (b.14 October 1761, Verchères, Canada d. 7 May 1791, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )m. Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES 16 July 1781 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
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1742 Birth 26 February 1742
L'Assomption, Canada, New France
1760 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ and Jean-Louis BONNET dit LATOUR 4 November 1760, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
She was 18 years old.
1761 Birth of ChildLouis-Michel BONNET dit LATOUR was born 14 October 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Marie-Genevieve was 19 years old.
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.1781 Marriage of ChildLouis-Michel BONNET dit LATOUR married 16 July 1781, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES
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 ChildLouis-Michel BONNET dit LATOUR died 7 May 1791, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Marie-Genevieve was 49 years old.
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 England1823 Death 6 June 1823
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 81.
Added: 6/17/2025 4:21:34 PM
- Updated: 6/17/2025 4:22:42 PM
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