Joseph PETIT dit LAPRÉ

Born

25 May 1704 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

4 October 1777 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis PETIT Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

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Born: 25 May 1704 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Louis PETIT

Mother: Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE , Marie POMPONNELLE

Maternal grandparents: Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE , Madeleine NIEL

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Joseph married Marie-Geneviève LEMAIRE 3 February 1738 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Geneviève LEMAIRE was born 16 June 1720 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Geneviève died 12 June 1755 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Geneviève was the child of Louis LEMAIRE and Geneviève HÉBERT dite LAROSE.

Joseph PETIT dit LAPRÉ died 4 October 1777 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Geneviève LEMAIRE
Marriage date: 3 February 1738
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève LEMAIRE was the child of Louis LEMAIRE and Geneviève HÉBERT dite LAROSE

Children of Joseph PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Geneviève LEMAIRE

Marie-Josephte PETIT dite LAPRÉ

Born: 6 November 1738, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 24 February 1767, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François-Amable DAUPHINAIS dit PHENIX 12 February 1759 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ

Born: 21 February 1740, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 29 April 1809, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE 28 January 1765 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ

Born: 26 February 1742, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 6 June 1823, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Louis BONNET dit LATOUR 4 November 1760 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François PETIT dit LAPRE

Born: 22 September 1748, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 19 March 1813, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne PHANEUF 11 November 1776 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1704
25 May 1704
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Geneviève LEMAIRE 3 February 1738, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 33 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PETIT dite LAPRÉ was born 6 November 1738, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ was born 21 February 1740, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ was born 26 February 1742, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
François PETIT dit LAPRE was born 22 September 1748, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 44 years old.

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

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneviève LEMAIRE died 12 June 1755, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PETIT dite LAPRÉ married 12 February 1759, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to François-Amable DAUPHINAIS dit PHENIX

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Genevieve PETIT dite LAPRÉ married 4 November 1760, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Louis BONNET dit LATOUR

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ married 28 January 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE

1767 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte PETIT dite LAPRÉ died 24 February 1767, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 62 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.