Rene PERRIER dit OLIVIER

(b. 22 March 1729 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 27 July 1791 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Rene PERRIER dit OLIVIER was born 22 March 1729 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Rene PERRIER dit OLIVIER was the child of Jean PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Catherine JOUSSET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Marie BESSETTE (BESSET) (maternal) Pierre JOUSSET and Jeanne GOGUET

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

Rene married Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS 14 February 1757 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS was born 13 June 1733 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite was the child of François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Marguerite DENIGER.

Rene PERRIER dit OLIVIER died 27 July 1791 in La Prairie, 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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Rene PERRIER dit OLIVIER married

Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS-- Date: 14 February 1757 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS was the child of François DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DESTAILLIS and Marguerite DENIGER

Children of Rene PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS:

Marguerite PERRIER (b.1 June 1758, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1823, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Louis PINSONNEAULT 2 August 1779 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Josephe PERRIER dite OLIVIER (b.10 July 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 March 1821, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Étienne-Marie RIVET 18 November 1782 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Archange PERRIER (b.abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada d. 6 February 1790, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Francois PINSONNEAULT 30 May 1785 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1729 Birth
22 March 1729
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Rene PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS 14 February 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 27 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marguerite PERRIER was born 1 June 1758, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Rene was 29 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe PERRIER dite OLIVIER was born 10 July 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Rene was 34 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PERRIER married 2 August 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Louis PINSONNEAULT

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe PERRIER dite OLIVIER married 18 November 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Étienne-Marie RIVET

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Archange PERRIER married 30 May 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Francois PINSONNEAULT

1790 Death of Child
Archange PERRIER died 6 February 1790, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Rene was 60 years old.

1791 Death
27 July 1791
La Prairie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 62.

Added: 4/11/2020 10:03:06 AM - Updated: 5/28/2020 10:06:12 AM