Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ

(b. 21 March 1689 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 28 October 1739 , Varennes, Canada, New France )

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Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ was born 21 March 1689 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ was the child of Louis PETIT and Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE and Marie POMPONNELLE (maternal) Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine NIEL

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Louis married Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 23 November 1711 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 2 February 1695 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Anne died 30 March 1783 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) and Barbe RICHAUME.

Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ died 28 October 1739 in Varennes, Canada, New France .
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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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Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ married

Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE-- Date: 23 November 1711 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was the child of Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) and Barbe RICHAUME

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Children of Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE:

Marie-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ (b.13 August 1712, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 27 September 1784, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS 5 February 1731 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ (b.30 December 1716, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1794, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )
m. Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE 20 November 1736 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Charlotte LAPIERRE (b.4 June 1719, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. , )

Louis PETIT (b.24 April 1722, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph-Louis PETIT (b.12 October 1724, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 25 October 1788, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Veronique BRUNEL 29 January 1748 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph PETIT (b.27 November 1726, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ (b.29 October 1727, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 18 January 1812, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph FONTAINE 29 April 1748 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Charlotte PETIT (b.28 April 1730, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Anne-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ (b.abt. 1730, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 January 1805, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. François-Jean MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS 2 February 1761 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charlotte PETIT (b.3 June 1734, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1771, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Modeste HAYET dit MALO 3 May 1756 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Cecile-Celeste PETIT dite LAPRE (b.21 November 1737, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 15 October 1771, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Michel-Amable HAYET dit MALO 24 January 1757 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1689 Birth
21 March 1689
Varennes, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1711 Marriage / Partner
Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 23 November 1711, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 22 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ was born 13 August 1712, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 23 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ was born 30 December 1716, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 27 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte LAPIERRE was born 4 June 1719, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Louis was 30 years old.

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

1722 Birth of Child
Louis PETIT was born 24 April 1722, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis was 33 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis PETIT was born 12 October 1724, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 35 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Joseph PETIT was born 27 November 1726, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 37 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ was born 29 October 1727, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 38 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte PETIT was born 28 April 1730, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 41 years old.

1731 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ married 5 February 1731, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS

1734 Birth of Child
Charlotte PETIT was born 3 June 1734, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis was 45 years old.

1736 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ married 20 November 1736, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE

1737 Birth of Child
Cecile-Celeste PETIT dite LAPRE was born 21 November 1737, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis was 48 years old.