Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE

(b. 28 July 1723 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1812 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE was born 28 July 1723 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE was the child of François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE) (maternal) Jean-Bernard RENAUD (REGNAULT) and Marie-Jeanne DERY (D'HERY)

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

Marie-Madeleine married Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE 3 April 1742 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 16 October 1717 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Nicolas was the child of François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX.

Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE died 16 February 1812 in Verchères, 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-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE

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Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE married

Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE-- Date: 3 April 1742 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was the child of François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX

Children of Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE:

Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE (b.1 March 1743, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1831, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Christophe TETREAU (TETREAULT) 5 February 1759 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE (b.13 April 1746, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 3 September 1810, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre MARTEL 9 June 1766 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Francoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE (b.1 October 1747, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 9 April 1833, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* )
m. Nicolas GERVAIS 15 February 1768 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (b.7 January 1750, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Geneviève CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON 11 January 1773 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Marie-Angélique HUS 15 May 1797 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (b.7 May 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 26 December 1836, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise FAVREAU 23 January 1776 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Marie-Desanges CHARRON 23 October 1786 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
m. Angelique ARCHAMBAULT 9 February 1801 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (b.abt. 1754, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine MENARD 8 February 1779 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Augustin-Bruno MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (b.5 October 1761, Verchères, Canada d. , )
m. Louise-Praxede PETIT 16 August 1785 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Nicolas MEUNIER (b.9 March 1764, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 May 1765, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (b.7 March 1767, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 March 1811, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique GORDIEN 7 January 1788 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1723 Birth
28 July 1723
Sorel, Canada, New France

Baptism
Baptism found at Saint Pierre de Sorel, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1742 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE and Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE 3 April 1742, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 18 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 1 March 1743, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Madeleine was 19 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 13 April 1746, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Madeleine was 22 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Francoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 1 October 1747, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Madeleine was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 7 January 1750, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Madeleine was 26 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 7 May 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Madeleine was 29 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married 5 February 1759, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Christophe TETREAU (TETREAULT)

1761 Birth of Child
Augustin-Bruno MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 5 October 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Madeleine was 38 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Nicolas MEUNIER was born 9 March 1764, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Madeleine was 40 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Nicolas MEUNIER died 23 May 1765, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Madeleine was 41 years old.

1766 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married 9 June 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Pierre MARTEL

1767 Birth of Child
Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 7 March 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Madeleine was 43 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Francoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married 15 February 1768 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Nicolas GERVAIS

1773 Marriage of Child
Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 11 January 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Geneviève CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 23 January 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Louise FAVREAU

1779 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 8 February 1779 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Madeleine MENARD

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Augustin-Bruno MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 16 August 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louise-Praxede PETIT

1786 Marriage of Child
Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 23 October 1786, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Desanges CHARRON

1788 Marriage of Child
Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 7 January 1788, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Angelique GORDIEN

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

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 15 May 1797 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Angélique HUS

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married 9 February 1801, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Angelique ARCHAMBAULT

1810 Death of Child
Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE died 3 September 1810, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Madeleine was 87 years old.

1811 Death of Child
Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE died 5 March 1811, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Madeleine was 87 years old.

1812 Death
16 February 1812
Verchères, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 88.

Added: 9/16/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 12/25/2014 9:07:16 AM