Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE

(b. 12 April 1720 , France d. 30 March 1810 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada )

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Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE was born 12 April 1720 in France

Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1758.

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Judith MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 9 April 1758 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Judith MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 13 September 1736 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Judith died 7 November 1808 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Judith was the child of Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS.

Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE died 30 March 1810 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .

son of Jean Petit and Marie Blot

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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 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(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE

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Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE married

Judith MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES-- Date: 9 April 1758 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Judith MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Jacques MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS

Children of Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE and Judith MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES:

Germain PETIT dit ST-PIERRE (b.17 March 1762, La Pocatière, Canada d. 6 January 1846, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Ursule LEBLANC 20 August 1787 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE (b.27 June 1765, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 August 1830, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Angélique PELLETIER 18 October 1790 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1720 Birth
12 April 1720
, France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE and Judith MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 9 April 1758, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 38 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Germain PETIT dit ST-PIERRE was born 17 March 1762, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre was 41 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE was born 27 June 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre was 45 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Germain PETIT dit ST-PIERRE married 20 August 1787, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Ursule LEBLANC

1790 Marriage of Child
Pierre PETIT dit ST-PIERRE married 18 October 1790, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marie-Angélique PELLETIER

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)