Augustin DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

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abt. 1715 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

7 July 1793 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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François DESTROISMAISONS Marie-Françoise DANIAU dite LAPRISE

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Born: abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: François DESTROISMAISONS

Mother: Marie-Françoise DANIAU dite LAPRISE

Paternal grandparents: Philippe PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS , Martine CROSNIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean DANIAU dit LAPRISE , Marie-Louise MICHAUD

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Augustin married Marie-Françoise LANGLOIS 14 October 1739 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise LANGLOIS was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Françoise died 3 December 1797 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of Louis LANGLOIS and Françoise-Gabrielle DENEAU (DENIAU).

Augustin DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD died 7 July 1793 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Augustin DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD married

Marie-Françoise LANGLOIS
Marriage date: 14 October 1739
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise LANGLOIS was the child of Louis LANGLOIS and Françoise-Gabrielle DENEAU (DENIAU)

Children of Augustin DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Françoise LANGLOIS

Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Born: 9 December 1745, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 26 October 1823, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Alexis CLOUTIER 13 January 1766 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Born: 20 October 1751, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 18 April 1831, Napierville, Lower Canada

Married: André COUTURE 10 November 1766 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Augustin DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Françoise LANGLOIS 14 October 1739, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1745 Birth of Child
Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 9 December 1745, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 20 October 1751, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married 13 January 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Alexis CLOUTIER

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married 10 November 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to André COUTURE

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.