Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

(b. 7 February 1719 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1770 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 7 February 1719 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Hélène LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) and Barbe RICHAUME (maternal) Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC and Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU)

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

Paul married Marie-Cécile GIARD 7 January 1744 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Cécile GIARD was born 17 October 1720 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Cécile died 16 June 1787 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Cécile was the child of Gabriel GIARD and Suzanne MENARD dite LAPORTE.

Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE died 10 February 1770 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, 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 Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

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Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married

Marie-Cécile GIARD-- Date: 7 January 1744 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Cécile GIARD was the child of Gabriel GIARD and Suzanne MENARD dite LAPORTE

Children of Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Cécile GIARD:

Francois MEUNIER (b.9 January 1747, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 26 February 1823, St-Pierre, Canada)
m. Marguerite LEBLANC 10 August 1772 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Cécile MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE (b.7 April 1749, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 5 February 1789, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Michel-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 8 April 1771 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Antoine MEUNIER (b.10 July 1751, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 23 December 1796, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite ALLAIRE 4 October 1773 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER (b.14 May 1753, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marguerite BOUSQUET 8 February 1779 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE (b.13 February 1756, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1831, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Charles PAYANT dit ST-ONGE 2 August 1779 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Charles MEUNIER (b.28 August 1760, Saint-Ours, Canada d. 16 April 1848, Saint-Ours, Canada East )

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1719 Birth
7 February 1719
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1744 Marriage / Partner
Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Cécile GIARD 7 January 1744, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 24 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Francois MEUNIER was born 9 January 1747, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Paul was 27 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Cécile MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 7 April 1749, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Paul was 30 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Antoine MEUNIER was born 10 July 1751, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Paul was 32 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER was born 14 May 1753, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Paul was 34 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 13 February 1756, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Paul was 37 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Charles MEUNIER was born 28 August 1760, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Paul was 41 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.