Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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abt. 1721 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

10 December 1803 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Jacques DESTROISMAISONS Madeleine PELLETIER

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Born: abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jacques DESTROISMAISONS

Mother: Madeleine PELLETIER

Paternal grandparents: Philippe PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS , Martine CROSNIER

Maternal grandparents: René PELLETIER , Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

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Charlotte married Jean-Marie GAGNÉ 20 November 1741 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Marie GAGNÉ was born 17 January 1710 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Jean-Marie died 14 May 1782 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Jean-Marie was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise PROULX.

Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD died 10 December 1803 in Montmagny, 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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Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married

Jean-Marie GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 20 November 1741
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Jean-Marie GAGNÉ was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise PROULX

Children of Jean-Marie GAGNÉ and Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Thérèse GAGNÉ

Born: 10 February 1751, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 26 October 1819, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) 24 April 1775 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES 23 November 1790 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Augustin GAGNÉ

Born: 30 May 1764, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 December 1839, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Claire SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE 3 October 1786 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Angélique GAGNÉ

Born: 12 July 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 December 1805, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Charles GOURDEL dit LONGCHAMP 16 November 1789 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1741 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD and Jean-Marie GAGNÉ 20 November 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1751 Birth of Child
Thérèse GAGNÉ was born 10 February 1751, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Augustin GAGNÉ was born 30 May 1764, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1766 Birth of Child
Angélique GAGNÉ was born 12 July 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1775 Marriage of Child
Thérèse GAGNÉ married 24 April 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE)

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.

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Marie GAGNÉ died 14 May 1782, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Augustin GAGNÉ married 3 October 1786, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Claire SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

1789 Marriage of Child
Angélique GAGNÉ married 16 November 1789, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Charles GOURDEL dit LONGCHAMP

1790 Marriage of Child
Thérèse GAGNÉ married 23 November 1790, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit DESPRES

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

Death — 1803
10 December 1803
Montmagny, Lower Canada

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