Pierre
BERARD dit LEPINE
(b.
13 August 1727
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
9 November 1806
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE was born 13 August 1727 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE was the child of Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Angélique DÉSORCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE) (maternal) Michel DÉSORCY and Marie-Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Geneviève SYLVESTRE 12 February 1753 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève SYLVESTRE was born 27 March 1731 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève died 29 December 1798 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.
Pierre married (2) Marie-Antoinette GRONDIN 17 February 1800 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Marie-Antoinette GRONDIN was born abt. 1746 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Antoinette died 27 March 1816 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marie-Antoinette was the child of Jean GRONDIN and Marie-Geneviève OUELLET.
Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE died 9 November 1806 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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