Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

(b. 5 February 1755 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 12 May 1837 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was born 5 February 1755 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD was the child of Louis-Marie DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques DESTROISMAISONS and Madeleine PELLETIER (maternal) Jacques TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Marie-Marguerite-Angelique MEUNIER

Andre had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Andre married Marie-Angelique BLOUIN 24 January 1774 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angelique BLOUIN was born 5 October 1755 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Angelique died 4 May 1802 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angelique was the child of Gabriel BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Angélique BEAUDOIN.

Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD died 12 May 1837 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD married

Marie-Angelique BLOUIN-- Date: 24 January 1774 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angelique BLOUIN was the child of Gabriel BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Angélique BEAUDOIN

Children of Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Angelique BLOUIN:

Pierre PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS (b.6 June 1787, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Angélique GAUDREAU 12 June 1808 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1755 Birth
5 February 1755
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Andre DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Angelique BLOUIN 24 January 1774 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 18 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)

1787 Birth of Child
Pierre PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS was born 6 June 1787, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Andre was 32 years old.

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

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

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

1802 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angelique BLOUIN died 4 May 1802, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1808 Marriage of Child
Pierre PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS married 12 June 1808, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Angélique GAUDREAU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 Death
12 May 1837
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 82.

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