Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD

(b. 25 December 1712 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1791 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD was born 25 December 1712 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD was the child of Pierre-Joseph COLLET (COLLETTE) and Marguerite COURTOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Bernard (Bertrand) COURTOIS dit LE BRETON and Marie HALAY

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

Noel married Marguerite DORION 21 November 1735 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DORION was born 28 November 1710 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 22 July 1759 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Pierre DORION and Jeanne-Andree HÉDOUIN.

Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD died 27 April 1791 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD was a Maitre-teinturier.

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 Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD

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Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD married

Marguerite DORION-- Date: 21 November 1735 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marguerite DORION was the child of Pierre DORION and Jeanne-Andree HÉDOUIN

Children of Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD and Marguerite DORION:

Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD (b.6 January 1749, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1817, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Georges LAURENT 3 February 1777 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1712 Birth
25 December 1712
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Noel COLLETTE dit PICARD and Marguerite DORION 21 November 1735, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 22 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Therese COLLETTE dite PICARD was born 6 January 1749, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Noel was 36 years old.

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

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite DORION died 22 July 1759, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.