Pierre-Rene DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Born

14 August 1744 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

26 August 1833 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Jacques-François DESTROISMAISONS Marie-Anne MORIN

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Born: 14 August 1744 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques-François DESTROISMAISONS

Mother: Marie-Anne MORIN

Paternal grandparents: Jacques DESTROISMAISONS , Madeleine PELLETIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MORIN , Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY)

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Pierre-Rene married Jeanne Anne ALAIN 7 January 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jeanne Anne ALAIN was born abt. 1737 in Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cape Breton Island). Jeanne Anne died 28 August 1809 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Jeanne Anne was the child of Pierre ALAIN and Therese BORNIC.

Pierre-Rene DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD died 26 August 1833 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Pierre-Rene DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD married

Jeanne Anne ALAIN
Marriage date: 7 January 1765
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Jeanne Anne ALAIN was the child of Pierre ALAIN and Therese BORNIC

Children of Pierre-Rene DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Jeanne Anne ALAIN

Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Born: 26 October 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François RUEL 30 August 1796 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Rene PICARD

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josette HUBERT 28 July 1800 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Laurent DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

Born: 27 April 1772, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 August 1829, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve BACON 3 June 1794 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1744
14 August 1744
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Rene DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Jeanne Anne ALAIN 7 January 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 20 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 26 October 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Pierre-Rene was 26 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Laurent DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was born 27 April 1772, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Pierre-Rene was 27 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Laurent DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD married 3 June 1794, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Genevieve BACON

1796 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married 30 August 1796, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to François RUEL

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Rene PICARD married 28 July 1800, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Josette HUBERT

1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jeanne Anne ALAIN died 28 August 1809, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Death of Child
Laurent DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD died 30 August 1829, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Rene was 85 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1833
26 August 1833
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 89.

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