Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER

Born

27 April 1692 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

2 August 1752 , Saint-Constant, Canada, New France

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Laurent PERRIER dit OLIVIER Marie BESSETTE (BESSET)

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Born: 27 April 1692 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Laurent PERRIER dit OLIVIER

Mother: Marie BESSETTE (BESSET)

Maternal grandparents: Jean BESSETTE (BESSET) dit BRISETOUT , Anne SEIGNEUR

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Jean married Catherine JOUSSET 14 November 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Catherine JOUSSET was born 23 June 1696 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Catherine died 17 January 1760 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine was the child of Pierre JOUSSET and Jeanne GOGUET.

Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER died 2 August 1752 in Saint-Constant, Canada, New France.
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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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Spouse & Children of Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER

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Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER married

Catherine JOUSSET
Marriage date: 14 November 1718
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Catherine JOUSSET was the child of Pierre JOUSSET and Jeanne GOGUET

Children of Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Catherine JOUSSET

Marie-Catherine PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Born: 13 November 1719, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 18 August 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: François DUMONT dit LAVIOLETTE 6 February 1741 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Louis JARRET dit BEAUREGARD 24 April 1752 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Pierre PERRIER dit OLIVIER

Born: 12 September 1721, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 19 April 1768, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Josephte LEMIEUX 6 February 1747 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Born: 21 September 1726, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 15 September 1770, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: René-Toussaint MARTIN 10 February 1749 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Pierre-Charles ROMAN dit SANS-CRAINTE 29 August 1756 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Rene PERRIER dit OLIVIER

Born: 22 March 1729, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 27 July 1791, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS 14 February 1757 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Agnes PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Born: 10 May 1734, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 3 May 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph MARTIN 29 August 1756 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER

Born: 28 April 1736, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 31 December 1802, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine POISSANT 12 February 1770 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1692
27 April 1692
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Catherine JOUSSET 14 November 1718, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine PERRIER dite OLIVIER was born 13 November 1719, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 27 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Pierre PERRIER dit OLIVIER was born 12 September 1721, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 29 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER was born 21 September 1726, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 34 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Rene PERRIER dit OLIVIER was born 22 March 1729, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 36 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Agnes PERRIER dite OLIVIER was born 10 May 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 42 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER was born 28 April 1736, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean was 44 years old.

1741 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine PERRIER dite OLIVIER married 6 February 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to François DUMONT dit LAVIOLETTE

1747 Marriage of Child
Pierre PERRIER dit OLIVIER married 6 February 1747, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Josephte LEMIEUX

1749 Marriage of Child
Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER married 10 February 1749, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to René-Toussaint MARTIN