Brigitte PETIT dite LALUMIERE

(b. 16 December 1744 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1818 , Boucherville, Lower Canada )

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Brigitte PETIT dite LALUMIERE was born 16 December 1744 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Brigitte PETIT dite LALUMIERE was the child of Étienne PETIT and Marie-Elisabeth FAVREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE and Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) (maternal) Pierre FAVREAU and Marie-Anne PERRAULT

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Brigitte married Nicolas LACAILLE 1 February 1762 in Boucherville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nicolas LACAILLE was born 18 February 1733 in France.

Brigitte PETIT dite LALUMIERE died 25 March 1818 in Boucherville, 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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Family and Children of Brigitte PETIT dite LALUMIERE

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Brigitte PETIT dite LALUMIERE married

Nicolas LACAILLE-- Date: 1 February 1762 Place: Boucherville, Canada

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Children of Nicolas LACAILLE and Brigitte PETIT dite LALUMIERE:

Charlotte LACAILLE (b.31 March 1766, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 August 1851, Verchères, Canada East )
m. Michel CHAGNON 11 August 1788 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1744 Birth
16 December 1744
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Brigitte PETIT dite LALUMIERE and Nicolas LACAILLE 1 February 1762, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 17 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Charlotte LACAILLE was born 31 March 1766, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Brigitte 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.