Jean-Baptiste PILOTE dit BRASSARD

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5 October 1712 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

7 December 1767 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean PILOTE Marie-Catherine BRASSARD

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Born: 5 October 1712 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean PILOTE

Mother: Marie-Catherine BRASSARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean PILOTE , Marie-Françoise GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BRASSARD , Jeanne QUELVÉ

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 6 February 1734 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 8 March 1711 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada. Marie-Dorothee died 23 September 1779 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Dorothee was the child of Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie VENDETTE (VANDET) dite POITEVIN.

Jean-Baptiste PILOTE dit BRASSARD died 7 December 1767 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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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Jean-Baptiste PILOTE dit BRASSARD married

Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)
Marriage date: 6 February 1734
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was the child of Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie VENDETTE (VANDET) dite POITEVIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste PILOTE dit BRASSARD and Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Jean-Baptiste PILOTE

Born: 15 October 1735, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 20 October 1804, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne GAUTRON 8 January 1759 Place: La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Marie-Dorothee PILOTE

Born: 9 September 1751, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean LACASSE 14 June 1773 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jacques PILOTE

Born: 24 May 1754, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne CHEFDEVERGUE dite LAROSE 19 July 1779 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1712
5 October 1712
Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PILOTE dit BRASSARD and Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 6 February 1734 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PILOTE was born 15 October 1735, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Dorothee PILOTE was born 9 September 1751, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Jacques PILOTE was born 24 May 1754, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PILOTE married 8 January 1759, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne GAUTRON

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.