Pierre WILLIAM dit THOMAS

(b. 21 April 1757 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1818 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Pierre WILLIAM dit THOMAS was born 21 April 1757 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Pierre WILLIAM dit THOMAS was the child of Joseph OUILEM dit THOMAS and Madeleine SEGUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph THOMAS OUILEM and Angélique VERONNEAU (maternal) Simon SÉGUIN and Madeleine Deborah COLE

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

Pierre married Marguerite CHAUVIN 2 October 1775 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite CHAUVIN was born 14 April 1756 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite died 19 January 1811 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marguerite was the child of François CHAUVIN and Madeleine BLAIN.

Pierre WILLIAM dit THOMAS died 29 April 1818 in Varennes, 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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Pierre WILLIAM dit THOMAS married

Marguerite CHAUVIN-- Date: 2 October 1775 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite CHAUVIN was the child of François CHAUVIN and Madeleine BLAIN

Children of Pierre WILLIAM dit THOMAS and Marguerite CHAUVIN:

Pierre WILLIAM dit THOMAS (b.abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Angelique DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) 29 October 1804 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marguerite-Victoire WILLIAM (b.20 June 1777, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 November 1851, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) 13 October 1800 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephte WILLIAM (b.abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Thomas LUSSIER 11 October 1813 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1757 Birth
21 April 1757
Boucherville, 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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Pierre WILLIAM dit THOMAS and Marguerite CHAUVIN 2 October 1775, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Victoire WILLIAM was born 20 June 1777, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Pierre was 20 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1800 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Victoire WILLIAM married 13 October 1800, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jean-Baptiste DENIAU (DAIGNEAU)

1804 Marriage of Child
Pierre WILLIAM dit THOMAS married 29 October 1804, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Angelique DENIAU (DAIGNEAU)

1811 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite CHAUVIN died 19 January 1811, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1813 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte WILLIAM married 11 October 1813, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Joseph-Thomas LUSSIER

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

1818 Death
29 April 1818
Varennes, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 61.

Added: 4/30/2020 12:47:03 PM - Updated: 6/17/2020 9:18:45 AM