Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

(b. 5 October 1721 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 16 December 1789 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 5 October 1721 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was the child of François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) and Barbe RICHAUME (maternal) Louis LEDOUX and Marie-Nicole VALIQUET

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

Marie-Françoise married Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE 29 January 1748 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE was born 14 January 1725 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Michel died 12 October 1773 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Michel was the child of François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD.

Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE died 16 December 1789 in Verchères, 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 Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married

Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE-- Date: 29 January 1748 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE was the child of François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD

Children of Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE:

Michel BERARD dit LEPINE (b.20 January 1749, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 May 1813, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Cecile BURELLE (BUREL) 5 September 1768 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
m. Marie-Archange RENAUD 27 January 1783 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François BÉRARD (b.18 July 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1827, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 11 November 1770 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Madeleine MARTIN 17 June 1793 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE (b.20 May 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 24 February 1829, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. François FONTAINE 6 November 1769 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Joseph LALUE dit LAMONTAGNE 8 February 1790 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite BERARD dite LEPINE (b.15 July 1759, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph-Antoine JARRET dit BEAUREGARD 2 October 1775 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Desanges BERARD dite LEPINE (b.17 January 1765, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 February 1822, La Présentation, Lower Canada )
m. Alexandre GUILLET 22 October 1781 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1721 Birth
5 October 1721
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE 29 January 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 26 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Michel BERARD dit LEPINE was born 20 January 1749, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
François BÉRARD was born 18 July 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 29 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE was born 20 May 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 31 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marguerite BERARD dite LEPINE was born 15 July 1759, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Françoise was 37 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Desanges BERARD dite LEPINE was born 17 January 1765, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 43 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Michel BERARD dit LEPINE married 5 September 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Cecile BURELLE (BUREL)

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE married 6 November 1769, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François FONTAINE

1770 Marriage of Child
François BÉRARD married 11 November 1770 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Angélique JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE died 12 October 1773, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

1775 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BERARD dite LEPINE married 2 October 1775 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph-Antoine JARRET dit BEAUREGARD

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Desanges BERARD dite LEPINE married 22 October 1781, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Alexandre GUILLET

1783 Marriage of Child
Michel BERARD dit LEPINE married 27 January 1783, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Archange RENAUD

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death
16 December 1789
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 68.

Added: 8/26/2015 12:25:34 PM - Updated: 9/16/2020 8:01:57 AM