Pierre DANIAU dit LAPRISE

(b. 2 April 1752 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 30 November 1811 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DANIAU dit LAPRISE was born 2 April 1752 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Pierre DANIAU dit LAPRISE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Madeleine PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD (maternal) Charles PLANTE and Madeleine HARVARD (AVARE)

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Pierre married Francoise BLAIS 8 February 1773 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . Francoise BLAIS was born abt. 1753 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Francoise was the child of Louis BLAIS and Marie-Anne MERCIER.

Pierre DANIAU dit LAPRISE died 30 November 1811 in Saint-François-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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Francoise BLAIS-- Date: 8 February 1773 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise BLAIS was the child of Louis BLAIS and Marie-Anne MERCIER

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1752 Birth
2 April 1752
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Francoise BLAIS 8 February 1773, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 20 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.