Alexis PETIT dit BRUNEAU

Born

Died

6 November 1808 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Alexis married Marie-Anne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE 20 February 1786 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE was born 14 March 1770 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE .

Parents & Family of Alexis PETIT dit BRUNEAU

Parents of Alexis PETIT dit BRUNEAU

Father

Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Mother

Agathe SICARD dite CARUFEL

Grandparents of Alexis PETIT dit BRUNEAU

Paternal grandparents

Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE

Maternal grandparents

Jean SICARD dit CARUFEL Geneviève RATTÉ

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis PETIT dit BRUNEAU

Alexis PETIT dit BRUNEAU married

Marie-Anne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE
Marriage date: 20 February 1786
Marriage place: Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Anne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE was the child of Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Children of Alexis PETIT dit BRUNEAU and Marie-Anne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

Elisabeth BRUNEAU

Born: 2 July 1789, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre BRUNEAU

Born: 26 April 1792, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Alexis's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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

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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Alexis PETIT dit BRUNEAU and Marie-Anne VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE 20 February 1786, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)