François PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS

(b. 15 February 1755 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1816 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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François PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS was born 15 February 1755 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

François PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS was the child of Jean-Baptiste PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS and Angélique BLAIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS and Marguerite CASAVANT (maternal) Louis BLAIN dit HABLIN and Marie-Madeleine LUMINEAU (MINEAU)

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

François married Marie-Judith GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN 3 February 1777 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Judith GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN was born 27 August 1757 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Judith died 1 August 1824 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Judith was the child of Basile GREGOIRE and Therese GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN.

François PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS died 20 April 1816 in Contrecœur, 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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François PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS married

Marie-Judith GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN-- Date: 3 February 1777 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Judith GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN was the child of Basile GREGOIRE and Therese GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

Children of François PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS and Marie-Judith GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN:

Marguerite PEPIN (b.10 July 1800, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Michel MEUNIER 2 February 1818 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1755 Birth
15 February 1755
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
François PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS and Marie-Judith GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN 3 February 1777, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 21 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)

1800 Birth of Child
Marguerite PEPIN was born 10 July 1800, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 45 years old.