Jean-Marie LÉPINE dit LEGRIS

(b. 15 May 1742 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 22 July 1809 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Jean-Marie LÉPINE dit LEGRIS was born 15 May 1742 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-Marie LÉPINE dit LEGRIS was the child of ? and ?

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Jean-Marie married Marie-Louise BELLEAU (BELLOS) 16 November 1772 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise BELLEAU (BELLOS) was born November 1749 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marie-Louise was the child of Guillaume BELLEAU dit LAROSE and Marie-Louise HAMEL.

Jean-Marie LÉPINE dit LEGRIS died 22 July 1809 in Québec Province, 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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Jean-Marie LÉPINE dit LEGRIS married

Marie-Louise BELLEAU (BELLOS)-- Date: 16 November 1772 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise BELLEAU (BELLOS) was the child of Guillaume BELLEAU dit LAROSE and Marie-Louise HAMEL

Children of Jean-Marie LÉPINE dit LEGRIS and Marie-Louise BELLEAU (BELLOS):

Jean-Baptiste LÉPINE dit LEGRIS (b.2 September 1773, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 August 1833, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise BERGERON 25 November 1794 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1742 Birth
15 May 1742
Sainte-Foy, Québec, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie LÉPINE dit LEGRIS and Marie-Louise BELLEAU (BELLOS) 16 November 1772, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

He was 30 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LÉPINE dit LEGRIS was born 2 September 1773, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-Marie was 31 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.