Therese DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

(b. abt. 1719 , Québec Province, Canada d. 25 January 1791 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Therese DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada

Therese DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was the child of Charles DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Madeleine BLANCHET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philippe PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS and Martine CROSNIER (maternal) Pierre BLANCHET and Marie FOURNIER

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Therese married Louis-Joseph LAURENDEAU 26 August 1743 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis-Joseph LAURENDEAU was born 7 February 1701 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Louis-Joseph died 15 September 1764 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Louis-Joseph was the child of Jean LAURENDEAU and Marie THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT).

Therese DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD died 25 January 1791 in Saint-Pierre-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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Therese DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD married

Louis-Joseph LAURENDEAU-- Date: 26 August 1743 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Louis-Joseph LAURENDEAU was the child of Jean LAURENDEAU and Marie THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

Children of Louis-Joseph LAURENDEAU and Therese DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD:

Claire LAURENDEAU (b.6 May 1762, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada d. 11 February 1815, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BOISSONNEAU 20 August 1781 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1743 Marriage / Partner
Therese DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD and Louis-Joseph LAURENDEAU 26 August 1743, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1762 Birth of Child
Claire LAURENDEAU was born 6 May 1762, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis-Joseph LAURENDEAU died 15 September 1764, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.