Josephe PETIT dite LALUMIERE

(b. 17 November 1746 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1771 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephe PETIT dite LALUMIERE was born 17 November 1746 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Josephe PETIT dite LALUMIERE was the child of Joseph PETIT and Charlotte SENÉCAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul PETIT dit LALUMIÈRE and Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) (maternal) Adrien SENÉCAL and Louise BAREAU

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Josephe married Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER 28 January 1771 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER was born 6 August 1747 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste died 10 June 1822 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER and Marie-Veronique LAPORTE.

Josephe PETIT dite LALUMIERE died 31 December 1771 in Varennes, Province of Québec, 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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Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER-- Date: 28 January 1771 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER and Marie-Veronique LAPORTE

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1746 Birth
17 November 1746
Varennes, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Josephe PETIT dite LALUMIERE and Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER 28 January 1771, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 24 years old.