Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME

(b. 6 September 1747 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 14 July 1840 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME was born 6 September 1747 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME was the child of Mathurin MERAUD and Therese HARNOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph HARNOIS and Angélique PETIT

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Joseph married Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE 26 February 1781 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE was born 6 March 1760 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Francoise died 13 May 1829 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Francoise was the child of Pierre BÉRARD and Françoise JACQUES.

Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME died 14 July 1840 in Berthierville, 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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Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME married

Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE-- Date: 26 February 1781 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE was the child of Pierre BÉRARD and Françoise JACQUES

Children of Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME and Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE:

Marguerite MERAUD dite LAPLUME (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine HUS CAPISTRAN LEMOINE 9 February 1807 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Louis LAPLUME dit MERAUD (b.abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Adelaide DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE 31 January 1820 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1747 Birth
6 September 1747
Contrecœur, 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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME and Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE 26 February 1781, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 33 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)

1807 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MERAUD dite LAPLUME married 9 February 1807, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Antoine HUS CAPISTRAN LEMOINE

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Louis LAPLUME dit MERAUD married 31 January 1820, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Adelaide DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

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)

1829 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE died 13 May 1829, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 Death
14 July 1840
Berthierville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 92.

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