Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

(b. 8 February 1750 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 21 September 1833 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )

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Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 8 February 1750 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was the child of Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LUSSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX (maternal) Jacques LUSSIER and Marguerite GAUTHIER

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

Pierre married Francoise FONTAINE dite BIENVENU 23 February 1778 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francoise FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born abt. 1757 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Francoise died 29 December 1806 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Francoise was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Josephe BAZINET.

Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE died 21 September 1833 in Marieville, Rouville, 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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Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married

Francoise FONTAINE dite BIENVENU-- Date: 23 February 1778 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Josephe BAZINET

Children of Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Francoise FONTAINE dite BIENVENU:

Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (b.abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charlotte GOYETTE 17 January 1804 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charlotte GUILLET 14 January 1812 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

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1750 Birth
8 February 1750
Verchères, Canada, New France

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Francoise FONTAINE dite BIENVENU 23 February 1778 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 17 January 1804, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir) to Charlotte GOYETTE

1806 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francoise FONTAINE dite BIENVENU died 29 December 1806 , Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

1812 Marriage of Child
Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 14 January 1812, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir) to Charlotte GUILLET

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)

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

1833 Death
21 September 1833
Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 83.

Added: 12/10/2018 4:56:18 PM - Updated: 5/7/2021 1:44:23 PM