Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE

(b. 8 November 1767 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 February 1840 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE was born 8 November 1767 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE was the child of Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE and Marie Théotiste ORION dite CHAMPAGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph PÉPIN dit LAFORCE and Marguerite LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE (maternal) Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) and Anne Jeanne RICHARD

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Marie-Josephte married Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER 8 January 1788 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER was born 20 February 1763 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Joseph-Louis died 1 May 1854 in Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas). Joseph-Louis was the child of Gabriel GAUTHIER and Madeleine JOYAL.

Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE died 25 February 1840 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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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Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE married

Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER-- Date: 8 January 1788 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER was the child of Gabriel GAUTHIER and Madeleine JOYAL

Children of Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER and Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE:

Josephte GAUTHIER (b.11 July 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 April 1848, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East)

Albert-Joseph GAUTHIER (b.29 September 1805, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 19 August 1897, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Thérèse-Claire HOUDE 18 October 1831 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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1767 Birth
8 November 1767
Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE and Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER 8 January 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 20 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Josephte GAUTHIER was born 11 July 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Josephte was 20 years old.

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)

1805 Birth of Child
Albert-Joseph GAUTHIER was born 29 September 1805, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Josephte was 37 years old.

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