Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN

(b. 23 October 1696 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1755 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )

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Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN was born 23 October 1696 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN was the child of Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Marguerite GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Sylvain VEAU and Anne GALLET (maternal) Jean GAGNON and Marguerite DROUIN

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

Pierre married Catherine RACINE 28 April 1722 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Catherine RACINE was born 21 June 1700 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Catherine died 1 March 1746 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Catherine was the child of François RACINE and Marie BAUCHE (BAUCHER) (BAUCHET).

Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN died 22 February 1755 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
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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 VEAU dit SYLVAIN

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Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN married

Catherine RACINE-- Date: 28 April 1722 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Catherine RACINE was the child of François RACINE and Marie BAUCHE (BAUCHER) (BAUCHET)

Children of Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Catherine RACINE:

Josephte SYLVAIN (b.14 March 1723, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph BERTHELOT 11 February 1744 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN (b.18 February 1726, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 24 September 1800, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite POULIN 29 May 1747 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN (b.24 May 1727, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 15 October 1807, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe SIMARD 15 November 1751 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Genevieve VEAU dite SYLVAIN (b.7 August 1729, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 19 January 1795, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin SIMARD 31 January 1746 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1696 Birth
23 October 1696
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1722 Marriage / Partner
Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN and Catherine RACINE 28 April 1722 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 25 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Josephte SYLVAIN was born 14 March 1723, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN was born 18 February 1726, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre was 29 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN was born 24 May 1727, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Genevieve VEAU dite SYLVAIN was born 7 August 1729, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1744 Marriage of Child
Josephte SYLVAIN married 11 February 1744, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Joseph BERTHELOT

1746 Marriage of Child
Genevieve VEAU dite SYLVAIN married 31 January 1746, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Augustin SIMARD

1746 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine RACINE died 1 March 1746, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

1747 Marriage of Child
Pierre VEAU dit SYLVAIN married 29 May 1747, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marguerite POULIN

1751 Marriage of Child
Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN married 15 November 1751, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Marie-Josephe SIMARD

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

1755 Death
22 February 1755
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 58.

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