Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND

(b. 10 November 1778 , Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND was born 10 November 1778 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND was the child of Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND and Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacob-Francois DANIEL dit THOMAS and Agathe THERRIEN

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Marie-Josephte married Etienne LESSARD 7 October 1799 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne LESSARD was born 26 June 1776 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Etienne was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Dorothee GIGUERE.

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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Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND married

Etienne LESSARD-- Date: 7 October 1799 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Etienne LESSARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Dorothee GIGUERE

Children of Etienne LESSARD and Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND:

Josephte LESSARD (b.abt. 1803, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph FILTEAU (FECTEAU) 30 September 1823 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

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1778 Birth
10 November 1778
Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

1799 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND and Etienne LESSARD 7 October 1799, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

She was 20 years old.

Added: 4/22/2020 8:28:28 AM - Updated: 4/22/2020 8:29:36 AM