Nicolas
PETIT dit LAPRÉE
(b.
abt. 1631
,
Le Gué d’Alleré, Aunis, Charente Maritime, France
d.
26 June 1697
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
)
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Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE was born abt. 1631 in Le Gué d’Alleré, Aunis, Charente Maritime, France
Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE was the child of Nicolas LEPETIT and Catherine ANCELIN (ASSELIN)Nicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1656.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Marie POMPONNELLE 17 August 1656 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie POMPONNELLE was born abt. 1630 in France. Marie died 18 November 1700 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie was the child of Jean POMPONNELLE and Michelle BOULET.
Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE died 26 June 1697 in Varennes, Canada, New France .
Nicolas was buried in the original church in Varennes. Althiugh there is no written proof of that fact, in 1945 Mr. Gérard Morisette asserted that the church had to have been constructed if stones because religious buildings, in those days, had to be built of "good and honest stone work" and that the registers of the parish showed that on the 27 of June 1697 the body of Nicolas Petit was buried in the parish church, and people were only buried there if the vhurch was made of stone.
Source: Book published by Mario Filion as a souvenir album for the tricentennial of the parish of Sainte-Anne-de-Verennes.
Title of book:Paroisse Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes 1692-1992
Details of the family tree of Nicolas appear below.
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)
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