Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE

(b. 2 September 1735 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1808 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE was born 2 September 1735 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE was the child of Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Thérèse CHEVALIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER and Francoise-Catherine LAVALLEE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite DESHAIES 28 January 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite DESHAIES was born 28 March 1736 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marguerite died 29 October 1814 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU.

Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE died 17 February 1808 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.

m. Deshaies Marguerite

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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 Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE

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Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE married

Marguerite DESHAIES-- Date: 28 January 1761 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Marguerite DESHAIES was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE and Marguerite DESHAIES:

Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE (b.26 April 1765, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 October 1851, Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East)
m. Genevieve LAFERRIERE 30 May 1791 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Catherine BERARD dite LEPINE (b.22 January 1767, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 February 1834, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE 25 January 1790 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Ambroise BERARD (b.24 November 1778, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 April 1860, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East)
m. Josephte MARCOTTE 2 October 1797 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1735 Birth
2 September 1735
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE and Marguerite DESHAIES 28 January 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE was born 26 April 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Catherine BERARD dite LEPINE was born 22 January 1767, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Ambroise BERARD was born 24 November 1778, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Catherine BERARD dite LEPINE married 25 January 1790, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Pierre DUBORD dit LAFONTAINE

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE married 30 May 1791, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Genevieve LAFERRIERE

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Ambroise BERARD married 2 October 1797, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Josephte MARCOTTE

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