Pierre-Amable BARRETTE dit COURVILLE

(b. 14 September 1736 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

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Pierre-Amable BARRETTE dit COURVILLE was born 14 September 1736 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Pierre-Amable BARRETTE dit COURVILLE was the child of Pierre BARRETTE dit COURVILLE and Marie CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Guillaume BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Jeanne GAGNÉ (maternal) Pierre CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Marie BRUNET

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Pierre-Amable married Josephte UNKNOWN 11 February 1760 in Saint-Constant, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte UNKNOWN was born abt. 1737

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-Amable BARRETTE dit COURVILLE married

Josephte UNKNOWN-- Date: 11 February 1760 Place: Saint-Constant, Canada

Children of Pierre-Amable BARRETTE dit COURVILLE and Josephte UNKNOWN:

Marie-Louise BARRETTE dite COURVILLE (b.30 January 1762, Saint-Constant, Canada d. 27 February 1821, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Jerome-Amable LONGTIN 29 January 1781 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1736 Birth
14 September 1736
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1760 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Amable BARRETTE dit COURVILLE and Josephte UNKNOWN 11 February 1760, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BARRETTE dite COURVILLE was born 30 January 1762, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Amable was 25 years old.

Added: 1/28/2025 4:04:08 PM - Updated: 1/28/2025 4:05:17 PM