Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE

(b. 13 April 1694 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1783 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE was born 13 April 1694 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE was the child of Pierre-Jean DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie GODIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Charles GODIN (GAUDIN) and Marie BOUCHER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles married Marie-Madeleine PICHET 20 November 1719 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine PICHET was born 19 December 1701 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 25 August 1765 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean PICHET and Geneviève CRÉPEAU.

Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE died 2 April 1783 in Saint-Vallier, 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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Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE married

Marie-Madeleine PICHET-- Date: 20 November 1719 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine PICHET was the child of Jean PICHET and Geneviève CRÉPEAU

Children of Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Madeleine PICHET:

Marie-Madeleine DENIS (b.1 December 1720, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 2 November 1748, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France)
m. Joseph CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE 10 November 1738 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE (b.28 June 1723, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 22 January 1812 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Louise-Geneviève FRADET 24 November 1749 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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1694 Birth
13 April 1694
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Marriage / Partner
Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Madeleine PICHET 20 November 1719, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine DENIS was born 1 December 1720, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 26 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE was born 28 June 1723, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Charles was 29 years old.

1738 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine DENIS married 10 November 1738, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Joseph CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE

1748 Death of Child
Marie-Madeleine DENIS died 2 November 1748, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Charles was 54 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE married 24 November 1749, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Louise-Geneviève FRADET

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

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine PICHET died 25 August 1765, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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.