Genevieve PIETTE dite LAFRENIERE

(b. 6 August 1730 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 27 June 1792 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve PIETTE dite LAFRENIERE was born 6 August 1730 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Genevieve PIETTE dite LAFRENIERE was the child of Antoine PIETTE dit TREMPE and Marie BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean PIETTE dit TREMPE and Marguerite CHEMEREAU (CHAUMEREAU) (maternal) Charles BOUCHER and Marguerite-Agnes PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Genevieve married Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS 10 February 1755 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS was born 2 July 1725 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jean-Baptiste died 20 July 1766 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Louis GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Angelique HUBERT dite PARISIEN.

Genevieve PIETTE dite LAFRENIERE died 27 June 1792 in Berthierville, 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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Genevieve PIETTE dite LAFRENIERE married

Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS-- Date: 10 February 1755 Place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS was the child of Louis GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Angelique HUBERT dite PARISIEN

Children of Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Genevieve PIETTE dite LAFRENIERE:

Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT (b.26 January 1756, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Judith BOULET (BOULAY) 14 May 1782 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Hippolyte GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 August 1834, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne-Julienne BARBIER 26 July 1785 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1730 Birth
6 August 1730
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve PIETTE dite LAFRENIERE and Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS 10 February 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 24 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT was born 26 January 1756, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Genevieve was 25 years old.

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.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS died 20 July 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT married 14 May 1782, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Judith BOULET (BOULAY)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Hippolyte GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS married 26 July 1785, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Anne-Julienne BARBIER

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Death
27 June 1792
Berthierville, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 61.

Added: 9/25/2016 10:08:17 AM - Updated: 12/7/2021 12:26:16 PM