Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

(b. 8 September 1758 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1801 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 8 September 1758 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite 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

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

Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste BERNIER 9 October 1775 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was born 4 December 1753 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Jean-Baptiste died 12 February 1823 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph BERNIER and Catherine BOUCHARD.

Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD died 4 February 1801 in Montmagny, 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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Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER-- Date: 9 October 1775 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was the child of Joseph BERNIER and Catherine BOUCHARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD:

Marie-Claire BERNIER (b.27 March 1783, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 April 1830, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES 14 October 1800 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

François BERNIER (b.29 January 1792, Montmagny, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise GENDREAU 14 November 1815 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1758 Birth
8 September 1758
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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD and Jean-Baptiste BERNIER 9 October 1775, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 17 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire BERNIER was born 27 March 1783, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marguerite was 24 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

1792 Birth of Child
François BERNIER was born 29 January 1792, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marguerite was 33 years old.

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

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire BERNIER married 14 October 1800, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES