Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE

(b. 16 December 1712 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 7 December 1776 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE was born 16 December 1712 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE was the child of Antoine PIETTE dit TREMPE and Marie BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PIETTE dit TREMPE and Marguerite CHEMEREAU (CHAUMEREAU) (maternal) Charles BOUCHER and Marguerite-Agnes PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marie BANLIAC 29 January 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie BANLIAC was born 12 February 1711 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie died 21 May 1790 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie was the child of François BANLIAC dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie FAYE.

Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE died 7 December 1776 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Marie Banliac
29 January 1739

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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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Family and Children of Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE

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Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE married

Marie BANLIAC-- Date: 29 January 1739 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Marie BANLIAC was the child of François BANLIAC dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie FAYE

Children of Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE and Marie BANLIAC:

Josephte-Anne PIETTE (b.abt. 1741, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS 25 November 1759 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE (b.abt. 1749, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 March 1809, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte BRANCONNIER 22 January 1781 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1712 Birth
16 December 1712
Sorel, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE and Marie BANLIAC 29 January 1739, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 26 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Josephte-Anne PIETTE married 25 November 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS

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.