François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

(b. 23 May 1682 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 1 August 1771 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 23 May 1682 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was the child of Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) and Barbe RICHAUME and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre RICHAUME dit PETRUS and Marthe-Marie ARNUS (ARNUE) (ARNAULT)

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

François married Marguerite LEDOUX 3 August 1711 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marguerite LEDOUX was born 6 September 1688 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite died 14 March 1757 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marguerite was the child of Louis LEDOUX and Marie-Nicole VALIQUET.

François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE died 1 August 1771 in Verchères, 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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François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married

Marguerite LEDOUX-- Date: 3 August 1711 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
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Marguerite LEDOUX was the child of Louis LEDOUX and Marie-Nicole VALIQUET

Ste Anne, Varennes

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Children of François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX:

François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (b.17 June 1712, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 5 July 1731, Verchères, Canada, New France )

Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (b.16 May 1714, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 5 November 1714, Boucherville, Canada, New France )

Marie-Anne MEUNIER (b.16 May 1714, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 8 April 1793, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste JARRET dit BEAUREGARD 8 January 1742 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Claude FORGET 21 February 1757 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (b.16 October 1715, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 27 February 1807, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Jeanne CHARRON 25 February 1743 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Marguerite LUSSIER 28 April 1749 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (b.16 October 1717, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE 3 April 1742 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE (b.16 October 1717, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1800, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN 4 November 1743 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Charles MAHEU 24 October 1774 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE (b.5 October 1721, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 16 December 1789, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE 29 January 1748 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (b.5 March 1723, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 23 December 1793, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Isabelle MIEL dite LUSIGNAN 22 August 1746 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Madeleine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE (b.4 April 1725, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis-Daniel GUILLET dit CINQMARS 14 April 1749 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Pierre-Simon LUSSIER 6 July 1750 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (b.28 September 1730, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 3 June 1816, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne PEPIN 20 January 1755 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1682 Birth
23 May 1682
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

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

1711 Marriage / Partner
François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX 3 August 1711, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 29 years old.

François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE - 1711 marriage

1711 marriage

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1712 Birth of Child
François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 17 June 1712, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 30 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 16 May 1714, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François was 32 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MEUNIER was born 16 May 1714, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François was 32 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 16 October 1715, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François was 33 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 16 October 1717, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François was 35 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 16 October 1717, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François was 35 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 5 October 1721, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 39 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 5 March 1723, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 40 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Madeleine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 4 April 1725, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 42 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Michel MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 28 September 1730, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 48 years old.

1731 Death of Child
François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE died 5 July 1731, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 49 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne MEUNIER married 8 January 1742 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Baptiste JARRET dit BEAUREGARD

1742 Marriage of Child
Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 3 April 1742, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE

1743 Marriage of Child
Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 25 February 1743 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jeanne CHARRON

1743 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married 4 November 1743, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN

1746 Marriage of Child
Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 22 August 1746, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Isabelle MIEL dite LUSIGNAN

1748 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married 29 January 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE

1749 Marriage of Child
Madeleine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married 14 April 1749, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis-Daniel GUILLET dit CINQMARS

1749 Marriage of Child
Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 28 April 1749 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marguerite LUSSIER

1750 Marriage of Child
Madeleine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married 6 July 1750, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Pierre-Simon LUSSIER

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Michel MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 20 January 1755, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Anne PEPIN

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne MEUNIER married 21 February 1757 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Claude FORGET

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite LEDOUX died 14 March 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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.

1771 Death
1 August 1771
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 89.

Added: 9/4/2010 2:43:55 PM - Updated: 10/29/2020 12:50:14 PM