Pierre-Louis MARTIN dit PELLANT

(b. 21 August 1715 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 15 April 1776 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre-Louis MARTIN dit PELLANT was born 21 August 1715 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Pierre-Louis MARTIN dit PELLANT was the child of Yves MARTIN and Marie PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean PIETTE dit TREMPE and Marguerite CHEMEREAU (CHAUMEREAU)

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Pierre-Louis married Marie-Catherine ST-MARTIN 6 January 1739 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Catherine ST-MARTIN was born 28 August 1717 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Catherine died 19 April 1795 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean MARTIN (ST-MARTIN) and Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE.

Pierre-Louis MARTIN dit PELLANT died 15 April 1776 in Berthierville, 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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Family and Children of Pierre-Louis MARTIN dit PELLANT

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Pierre-Louis MARTIN dit PELLANT married

Marie-Catherine ST-MARTIN-- Date: 6 January 1739 Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine ST-MARTIN was the child of Jean MARTIN (ST-MARTIN) and Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE

Children of Pierre-Louis MARTIN dit PELLANT and Marie-Catherine ST-MARTIN:

Pierre MARTIN dit PELLANT (b.abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 September 1823, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Thérèse FAGNAN 24 February 1765 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François MARTIN dit PELLANT (b.abt. 1741, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Geneviève BOUCHER 15 February 1762 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Catherine MARTIN dite PELLANT (b.abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 January 1826, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. François LAVALLEE 22 January 1770 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1715 Birth
21 August 1715
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Louis MARTIN dit PELLANT and Marie-Catherine ST-MARTIN 6 January 1739, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 23 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
François MARTIN dit PELLANT married 15 February 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Geneviève BOUCHER

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Pierre MARTIN dit PELLANT married 24 February 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Thérèse FAGNAN

1770 Marriage of Child
Catherine MARTIN dite PELLANT married 22 January 1770, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to François LAVALLEE

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.