Catherine BÉRARD dite LEPINE

(b. 3 February 1766 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 August 1839 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Catherine BÉRARD dite LEPINE was born 3 February 1766 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine BÉRARD dite LEPINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Josephe LEMOND (LEMON) and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD (maternal) Frederic LEMOND (LEMON) and Marie-Josephine DUBE

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

Catherine married Jacques BONNIER dit LAPLANTE 10 September 1787 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques BONNIER dit LAPLANTE was born 26 May 1769 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jacques died 31 March 1842 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jacques was the child of Jacques BONNIER dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE.

Catherine BÉRARD dite LEPINE died 1 August 1839 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Catherine BÉRARD dite LEPINE married

Jacques BONNIER dit LAPLANTE-- Date: 10 September 1787 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Jacques BONNIER dit LAPLANTE was the child of Jacques BONNIER dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE

Children of Jacques BONNIER dit LAPLANTE and Catherine BÉRARD dite LEPINE:

Catherine BONNIER dite LAPLANTE (b.4 January 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste LALUE dit LAMONTAGNE 8 October 1810 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1766 Birth
3 February 1766
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BÉRARD dite LEPINE and Jacques BONNIER dit LAPLANTE 10 September 1787, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Catherine BONNIER dite LAPLANTE was born 4 January 1792, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 25 years old.

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

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Catherine BONNIER dite LAPLANTE married 8 October 1810, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste LALUE dit LAMONTAGNE

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