Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Born

abt. 1726 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

23 July 1812 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

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Born: abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Father

Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Mother

Marie-Jeanne-Anne BRISSET

Grandparents of Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Paternal grandparents

Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE

Maternal grandparents

Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE Marguerite DANDONNEAU dite LAJEUNESSE

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

Catherine married Louis LEFORT 1 October 1753 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louis LEFORT was born 22 October 1717 in Bordeaux, France.

Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) died 23 July 1812 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) married

Louis LEFORT
Marriage date: 1 October 1753
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France

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Children:

Louise-Catherine Lefort 1756-1843

Marguerite Lefort 1757-1836

Josephte Lefort d. 1817

Marie-Anne Lefort 1762-

Louis Lefort 1764-1834

Children of Louis LEFORT and Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Louise-Catherine LEFORT

Born: 6 January 1756, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1843, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Joseph ST-GERMAIN 16 February 1778 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte LEFORT

Born: 20 October 1759, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 15 November 1817, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ 28 April 1778 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne LEFORT

Born: 13 February 1762, Sorel, Canada
Died: 3 March 1833, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Peter Andre Philipp PLASSE 1785 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Louis LEFORT

Born: 23 February 1764, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 November 1834, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Theotiste VIGNOLA 9 January 1786 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Catherine's Québec records.

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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1753 Marriage / Partner
Catherine PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) and Louis LEFORT 1 October 1753, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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

1756 Birth of Child
Louise-Catherine LEFORT was born 6 January 1756, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1759 Birth of Child
Josephte LEFORT was born 20 October 1759, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEFORT was born 13 February 1762, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Louis LEFORT was born 23 February 1764, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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.