Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

(b. 30 January 1754 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 14 November 1831 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 30 January 1754 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was the child of Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Isabelle MIEL dite LUSIGNAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX (maternal) Jean MIEL dit LUSIGNAN and Thérèse-Catherine LATOUCHE

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Joseph married Victoire TETREAULT 9 September 1786 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Victoire TETREAULT was born abt. 1769 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Victoire died 29 June 1847 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Victoire was the child of Augustin TETREAULT and Marie-Anne CHICOINE.

Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE died 14 November 1831 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married

Victoire TETREAULT-- Date: 9 September 1786 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Victoire TETREAULT was the child of Augustin TETREAULT and Marie-Anne CHICOINE

Children of Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Victoire TETREAULT:

Victoire MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE (b.14 June 1787, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 October 1811, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Francois TRUDEAU 13 July 1808 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (b.abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Justine DANSEREAU 15 November 1825 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

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1754 Birth
30 January 1754
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Victoire TETREAULT 9 September 1786, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 32 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Victoire MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 14 June 1787, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Joseph was 33 years old.

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1808 Marriage of Child
Victoire MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married 13 July 1808, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Francois TRUDEAU

1811 Death of Child
Victoire MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE died 24 October 1811, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 57 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 15 November 1825, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Justine DANSEREAU

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Death
14 November 1831
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 77.

Added: 10/12/2017 4:07:00 PM - Updated: 6/16/2020 8:42:00 AM