Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE

(b. 27 April 1768 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 January 1848 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
Age: 83

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Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE was born 27 April 1768 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Françoise PRUD'HOMME and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Agathe GOULET (maternal) Michel PRUD'HOMME and Marie-Françoise CHRISTIN

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephte POUPETTE (POUPOT) 23 February 1789 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Josephte POUPETTE (POUPOT) was born 20 March 1768 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 27 August 1800 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre POUPOT and Marie-Josephe VANDANDAIGUE.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Marguerite JARED dite BEAUREGARD 16 February 1801 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Marguerite JARED dite BEAUREGARD was born 14 August 1777 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Marguerite died 25 December 1852 in Granby, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Granby). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Antoine JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Marguerite BÉRARD.

Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE died 26 January 1848 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
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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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Family and Children of Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE

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Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE married

Marie-Josephte POUPETTE (POUPOT)-- Date: 23 February 1789 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte POUPETTE (POUPOT) was the child of Pierre POUPOT and Marie-Josephe VANDANDAIGUE

Children of Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE and Marie-Josephte POUPETTE (POUPOT):

Joseph-Esprit LAPERCHE dit ST JEAN (b.23 May 1790, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jacques ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE (b.21 September 1791, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. abt. 1846, Lacolle, Canada East )

Marie-Amable ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE (b.5 November 1792, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 22 December 1792, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Marie-Josette LAPERCHE dite ST JEAN (b.1 December 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

Charles LAPERCHE dit ST JEAN (b.12 November 1796, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

Michel LAPERCHE dit ST JEAN (b.29 August 1798, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

Marie-Venerande LAPERCHE dite ST JEAN (b.7 September 1799, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada d. 27 December 1799, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )

Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE married

Marie-Marguerite JARED dite BEAUREGARD-- Date: 16 February 1801 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
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Marie-Marguerite JARED dite BEAUREGARD was the child of Antoine JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Marguerite BÉRARD

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Children of Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE and Marie-Marguerite JARED dite BEAUREGARD:

Antoine ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE (b.3 April 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 7 July 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE (b.20 May 1803, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 14 August 1834, Saint-Pie, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste MARTIN 7 January 1822 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Adelaide ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE (b.27 June 1805, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Augustin BOUCHARD 16 August 1825 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Emelie ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE (b.7 March 1807, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

Josette (Josephte) ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE (b.26 November 1808, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 15 August 1823, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Antoine ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE (b.23 April 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Julie CAOUETTE 1 October 1833 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
m. Aglae Virginie NORMAND 28 July 1841 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Louis ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE (b.13 April 1812, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Rosalie BRUNET 11 February 1834 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Marie-Elisabeth ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE (b.18 July 1814, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

Marie LAPERCHE dite ST JEAN (b.6 September 1815, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

Pierre LAPERCHE dit ST JEAN (b.29 June 1817, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

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1768 Birth
27 April 1768
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

1768 Baptism
1768 Baptism. L'Assomption, Quebec
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Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE - 1768 Baptism. LAssomption, Quebec

1768 Baptism. L'Assomption, Quebec

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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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE and Marie-Josephte POUPETTE (POUPOT) 23 February 1789, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Joseph-Esprit LAPERCHE dit ST JEAN was born 23 May 1790, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 22 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Jacques ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE was born 21 September 1791, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 23 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE was born 5 November 1792, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 24 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Josette LAPERCHE dite ST JEAN was born 1 December 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Charles LAPERCHE dit ST JEAN was born 12 November 1796, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Michel LAPERCHE dit ST JEAN was born 29 August 1798, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Marie-Venerande LAPERCHE dite ST JEAN was born 7 September 1799, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Joseph was 31 years old.

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

1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte POUPETTE (POUPOT) died 27 August 1800, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE and Marie-Marguerite JARED dite BEAUREGARD 16 February 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 32 years old.

Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE - 1801 Marriage. Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

1801 Marriage. Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1802 Birth of Child
Antoine ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE was born 3 April 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE was born 20 May 1803, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Adelaide ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE was born 27 June 1805, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Emelie ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE was born 7 March 1807, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Josette (Josephte) ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE was born 26 November 1808, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 40 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Antoine ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE was born 23 April 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 42 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Louis ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE was born 13 April 1812, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE was born 18 July 1814, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 46 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Marie LAPERCHE dite ST JEAN was born 6 September 1815, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 47 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Pierre LAPERCHE dit ST JEAN was born 29 June 1817, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 49 years old.

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

1822 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE married 7 January 1822, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

1823 Death of Child
Josette (Josephte) ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE died 15 August 1823, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 55 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Adelaide ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE married 16 August 1825 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Augustin BOUCHARD

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 Marriage of Child
Antoine ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE married 1 October 1833, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Julie CAOUETTE

1834 Marriage of Child
Louis ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE married 11 February 1834, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Rosalie BRUNET

1834 Death of Child
Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE died 14 August 1834, Saint-Pie, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 66 years old.

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 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1841 Marriage of Child
Antoine ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE married 28 July 1841, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Aglae Virginie NORMAND

1842
Was witness to the marriage of his grandson, Pierre Martin, to Vitaline Desmarais on 30 Aug 1842 at Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Rouville, PQ

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846
Was witness to the marriage of his grandson, Jean Baptiste Martin, to Aurelie Guertin on 23 Feb 1846 at Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, Québec