Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS

(b. 22 April 1734 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1811 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS was born 22 April 1734 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD and Marie-Anne PINEAU (PINEAULT) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel PINEAU (PINEAULT) dit LAPERLE and Simone-Anne BEAUDET

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

Marie-Charlotte married Pierre PETIT 1 March 1756 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre PETIT was born 14 November 1722 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Pierre died 31 August 1793 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Pierre was the child of Michel PETIT and Madeleine LUSSIER.

Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS died 2 April 1811 in Verchères, 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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Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS married

Pierre PETIT-- Date: 1 March 1756 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
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Pierre PETIT was the child of Michel PETIT and Madeleine LUSSIER

Children of Pierre PETIT and Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS:

Louise-Praxede PETIT (b.21 July 1766, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Augustin-Bruno MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE 16 August 1785 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel PETIT dit LAPRE (b.23 July 1768, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne HANDFIELD 22 November 1802 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte-Monique PETIT dite LAPRE (b.3 May 1770, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste COURTEMANCHE 23 November 1795 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Nicolas PETIT (b.24 June 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 January 1837, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte TETREAULT dite DUCHARME 21 October 1805 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite PETIT (b.abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Louis MONGEON 24 November 1806 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1734 Birth
22 April 1734
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS and Pierre PETIT 1 March 1756 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 21 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Louise-Praxede PETIT was born 21 July 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Charlotte was 32 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Michel PETIT dit LAPRE was born 23 July 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Charlotte was 34 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Charlotte-Monique PETIT dite LAPRE was born 3 May 1770, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Charlotte was 36 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Nicolas PETIT was born 24 June 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Charlotte was 38 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)

1785 Marriage of Child
Louise-Praxede PETIT married 16 August 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Augustin-Bruno MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

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

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

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre PETIT died 31 August 1793, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1795 Marriage of Child
Charlotte-Monique PETIT dite LAPRE married 23 November 1795, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Baptiste COURTEMANCHE

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Michel PETIT dit LAPRE married 22 November 1802, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Anne HANDFIELD

1805 Marriage of Child
Nicolas PETIT married 21 October 1805, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

1806 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PETIT married 24 November 1806, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Louis MONGEON

1811 Death
2 April 1811
Verchères, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 76.

Added: 9/6/2010 4:03:19 PM - Updated: 7/7/2025 3:06:12 PM