Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

(b. 29 November 1750 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1811 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE was born 29 November 1750 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE was the child of Pierre DUCHESNE and Angélique LAVOIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Angélique TREMBLAY (maternal) Jacques LAVOIE and Angélique GARAND

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

Suzanne married Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS 2 November 1766 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS was born 8 August 1743 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Jean-François died 6 March 1829 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Jean-François was the child of Jean-Simon BRADETTE dit LAFORGE and Marie-Genevieve CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE.

Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE died 16 February 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE married

Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS-- Date: 2 November 1766 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS was the child of Jean-Simon BRADETTE dit LAFORGE and Marie-Genevieve CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE

Children of Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS and Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE:

Marc BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS (b.9 April 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Dorothee BELLEY 22 January 1799 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptitse BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS (b.12 November 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 November 1857, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East)
m. Marie-Anne GIRARD 14 May 1793 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Abraham BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS (b.16 February 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 December 1846, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Josephte VANDAL 3 November 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Bernard-Isaie ST-GELAIS (b.25 February 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Judith FORTIN 14 November 1815 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS (b.20 December 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte LAVOIE 10 September 1816 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1750 Birth
29 November 1750
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE and Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS 2 November 1766, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 15 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marc BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS was born 9 April 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Suzanne was 18 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptitse BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS was born 12 November 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Suzanne was 20 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Abraham BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS was born 16 February 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Suzanne was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Bernard-Isaie ST-GELAIS was born 25 February 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Suzanne was 34 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS was born 20 December 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Suzanne was 37 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptitse BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS married 14 May 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Anne GIRARD

1799 Marriage of Child
Marc BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS married 22 January 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Dorothee BELLEY

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1807 Marriage of Child
Abraham BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS married 3 November 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Josephte VANDAL