Marie Théotiste ORION dite CHAMPAGNE

(b. 6 February 1744 , Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1839 , Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Marie Théotiste ORION dite CHAMPAGNE was born 6 February 1744 in Port Royal, Acadia

Marie Théotiste ORION dite CHAMPAGNE was the child of Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) and Anne Jeanne RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) and Marie Anne BASTARACHE (maternal) François RICHARD and Marie Anne COMEAU

Marie Théotiste was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Marie Théotiste married Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE 15 January 1761 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE was born 16 January 1736 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Joseph died abt. 1830 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Joseph was the child of Joseph PÉPIN dit LAFORCE and Marguerite LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE.

Marie Théotiste ORION dite CHAMPAGNE died abt. 1839 in Nicolet, 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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Family and Children of Marie Théotiste ORION dite CHAMPAGNE

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Marie Théotiste ORION dite CHAMPAGNE married

Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE-- Date: 15 January 1761 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada
Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE was the child of Joseph PÉPIN dit LAFORCE and Marguerite LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE

Children of Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE and Marie Théotiste ORION dite CHAMPAGNE:

Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE (b.8 November 1767, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 February 1840, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER 8 January 1788 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Hyppolite LAFORCE (b.10 August 1769, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Angélique DELAGE dite LAFLEUR 15 September 1794 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Albert LAFORCE (b.23 October 1786, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 September 1868, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite BEAUBIEN 24 January 1814 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1744 Birth
6 February 1744
Port Royal, Acadia

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie Théotiste ORION dite CHAMPAGNE and Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE 15 January 1761, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 16 years old.

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE was born 8 November 1767, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie Théotiste was 23 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Hyppolite LAFORCE was born 10 August 1769, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie Théotiste was 25 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Albert LAFORCE was born 23 October 1786, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Théotiste was 42 years old.

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE married 8 January 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Hyppolite LAFORCE married 15 September 1794, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Angélique DELAGE dite LAFLEUR

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Albert LAFORCE married 24 January 1814, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marguerite BEAUBIEN

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

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)

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

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