Marie-Geneviève married Louis PRUNEAU
4 October 1762
in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
.
The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis PRUNEAU
was born
23 April 1726
in
Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier).
Louis died
2 December 1788
in
Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier).
Louis was the child of Jean PRUNEAU and Marie-Geneviève BOUTIN.
Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD died
24 April 1816
in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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.
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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Birth — 1743 15 December 1743 Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
1762 Marriage / Partner Marie-Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD and Louis PRUNEAU 4 October 1762, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada
She was 18 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.
1763 Birth of Child Charles PRUNEAU was born 10 July 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
Marie-Geneviève was 19 years old.
1765 Birth of Child Marie PRUNEAU was born 24 May 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)
Marie-Geneviève was 21 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.
Marie-Geneviève
DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
Louis PRUNEAU
Birth — 1743
1762 Marriage / Partner
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
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