Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE

(b. 10 March 1741 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 13 April 1823 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE was born 10 March 1741 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Antoine BÉRARD dit 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):

Antoine married Marie-Agathe DUCLOS 26 January 1761 in Sorel, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Agathe DUCLOS was born 20 September 1746 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Agathe was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUCLOS and Clothilde THIBAULT.

Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE died 13 April 1823 in Sorel, 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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Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE married

Marie-Agathe DUCLOS-- Date: 26 January 1761 Place: Sorel, Canada
Marie-Agathe DUCLOS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUCLOS and Clothilde THIBAULT

Children of Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Agathe DUCLOS:

Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE (b.27 June 1763, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 November 1841, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Elisabeth VIGNOLA 17 May 1790 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE (b.16 August 1765, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 June 1833, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Josette FOURNIER dite BELVAL 8 November 1790 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Agathe BERARD dite LEPINE (b.4 December 1767, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Louis BERARD dit LEPINE (b.27 April 1771, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 October 1835, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Agathe HUS COURNOYER 31 July 1797 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Louise BERARD dite LEPINE (b.10 October 1775, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 May 1856, Saint-Guillaume, Canada East )
m. Augustin CLUSEAU 21 January 1793 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Rose BERARD dite LEPINE (b.26 December 1778, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph BERARD dit LEPINE (b.20 February 1780, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Anne CHARBONNIER dite ST-LAURENT 15 February 1808 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Charlotte BERARD dite LEPINE (b.25 September 1782, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Nicolas TREMBLAY 19 September 1803 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marguerite BERARD dite LEPINE (b.abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Michel DUCEPPE dit LAFLEUR 20 June 1803 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1741 Birth
10 March 1741
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Agathe DUCLOS 26 January 1761 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 19 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE was born 27 June 1763, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE was born 16 August 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine was 24 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe BERARD dite LEPINE was born 4 December 1767, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine was 26 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Louis BERARD dit LEPINE was born 27 April 1771, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine was 30 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BERARD dite LEPINE was born 10 October 1775, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine was 34 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose BERARD dite LEPINE was born 26 December 1778, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine was 37 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Joseph BERARD dit LEPINE was born 20 February 1780, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine was 38 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Charlotte BERARD dite LEPINE was born 25 September 1782, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine was 41 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE married 17 May 1790, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Elisabeth VIGNOLA

1790 Marriage of Child
Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE married 8 November 1790, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Josette FOURNIER dite BELVAL

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BERARD dite LEPINE married 21 January 1793, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Augustin CLUSEAU

1797 Marriage of Child
Louis BERARD dit LEPINE married 31 July 1797, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Agathe HUS COURNOYER

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BERARD dite LEPINE married 20 June 1803, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Michel DUCEPPE dit LAFLEUR

1803 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BERARD dite LEPINE married 19 September 1803, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Nicolas TREMBLAY

1808 Marriage of Child
Joseph BERARD dit LEPINE married 15 February 1808, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Anne CHARBONNIER dite ST-LAURENT

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