Marie-Antoinette
PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)
Born
abt. 1722
,
Québec Province, Canada
Died
9 June 1806
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
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Born: abt. 1722 in Québec Province, Canada
Father:
Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO)
Mother:
Marie-Jeanne-Anne BRISSET
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO)
, Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE
Maternal grandparents:
Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE
, Marguerite DANDONNEAU dite LAJEUNESSE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Antoinette married Paul HUS COURNOYER 13 January 1743 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Paul HUS COURNOYER was born 14 September 1711 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Paul died 5 March 1794 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Paul was the child of Pierre HUS dit COURNOYER and Marie-Jeanne VANET dite PARISIEN.
Marie-Antoinette PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) died 9 June 1806 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Antoinette appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Spouse & Children of Marie-Antoinette PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)
Marie-Antoinette PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) married 
Paul HUS COURNOYER
Marriage date: 13 January 1743
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Paul HUS COURNOYER was the child of Pierre HUS dit COURNOYER and Marie-Jeanne VANET dite PARISIEN
Paul HUS COURNOYERMarriage date: 13 January 1743
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Paul HUS COURNOYER was the child of Pierre HUS dit COURNOYER and Marie-Jeanne VANET dite PARISIEN
Marriage notes:
St-Pierre-de-Sorel
Children of Paul HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Antoinette PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)
Paul COURNOYERBorn: 12 October 1743, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYERMarried: Charles-Joachim BIBEAU 18 February 1765 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Joseph HUS COURNOYERMarried: Marie-Louise COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ 11 January 1773 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Elisabeth COURNOYERBorn: 24 November 1748, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 29 October 1766, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 October 1766, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre HUS COURNOYERMarried: Marguerite PELOQUIN FELIX 26 February 1781 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYERMarried: Marguerite HUS MILET (MILLET) 21 April 1777 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Antoine HUS COURNOYERMarried: Marie HUS MILET (MILLET) 7 November 1785 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie HUS COURNOYERMarried: Louis LAVALLÉE dit PAQUET 25 January 1779 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Josephe HUS COURNOYERBorn: 2 September 1759, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1820, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 2 April 1820, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Married: Simon HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) 19 April 1779 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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1743 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Antoinette PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) and Paul HUS COURNOYER 13 January 1743, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1743 Birth of ChildPaul COURNOYER was born 12 October 1743, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1745 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER was born 17 July 1745, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1747 Birth of ChildJoseph HUS COURNOYER was born 17 April 1747, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1748 Birth of ChildElisabeth COURNOYER was born 24 November 1748, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1750 Birth of ChildPierre HUS COURNOYER was born 19 November 1750, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1753 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER was born 7 April 1753, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1755 Birth of ChildAntoine HUS COURNOYER was born 31 July 1755, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1757 Birth of ChildMarie HUS COURNOYER was born 15 June 1757, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1759 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephe HUS COURNOYER was born 2 September 1759, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
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 of ChildMarie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER married 18 February 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Charles-Joachim BIBEAU
1766 Death of ChildElisabeth COURNOYER died 29 October 1766, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1773 Marriage of ChildJoseph HUS COURNOYER married 11 January 1773, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise COUTURIER dite LABONTÉ
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.1777 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER married 21 April 1777, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marguerite HUS MILET (MILLET)
1779 Marriage of ChildMarie HUS COURNOYER married 25 January 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Louis LAVALLÉE dit PAQUET
1779 Marriage of ChildMarie-Josephe HUS COURNOYER married 19 April 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Simon HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE)
1781 Marriage of ChildPierre HUS COURNOYER married 26 February 1781, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marguerite PELOQUIN FELIX
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Marriage of ChildAntoine HUS COURNOYER married 7 November 1785, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie HUS MILET (MILLET)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1794 Death of Spouse/PartnerPaul HUS COURNOYER died 5 March 1794, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1794 Death of ChildMarie HUS COURNOYER died 19 April 1794, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Death — 18069 June 1806
Sorel, Lower Canada
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