Julien PIEDALUE dit PRAIRIE

(b. 31 March 1757 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 30 September 1841 , Chambly, Canada East )

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Julien PIEDALUE dit PRAIRIE was born 31 March 1757 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Julien PIEDALUE dit PRAIRIE was the child of Julien-Bertrand PIEDALUE and Felicite BOURASSA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien PIEDALUE and Françoise AUPRY dite LARAMÉE (maternal) François-Joachim BOURASSA and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS

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Julien married Genevieve VINCELET dite LABOSSIERE 27 September 1779 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Genevieve VINCELET dite LABOSSIERE was born 8 October 1761 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Genevieve died 6 August 1845 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Genevieve was the child of Jacques VINCELET dit LABOSSIERE and Louise BARRE.

Julien PIEDALUE dit PRAIRIE died 30 September 1841 in Chambly, Canada East .

m. Vincelet Genevieve

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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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Genevieve VINCELET dite LABOSSIERE-- Date: 27 September 1779 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve VINCELET dite LABOSSIERE was the child of Jacques VINCELET dit LABOSSIERE and Louise BARRE

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1757 Birth
31 March 1757
Chambly, Canada, New France

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Julien PIEDALUE dit PRAIRIE and Genevieve VINCELET dite LABOSSIERE 27 September 1779, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 22 years old.