Marie-Anne PÉPIN dite LAFORCE

(b. 29 July 1697 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France* d. 26 May 1778 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne PÉPIN dite LAFORCE was born 29 July 1697 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

Marie-Anne PÉPIN dite LAFORCE was the child of Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE and Louise LEMIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume PEPIN-TRANCHE MONTAGNE and Jeanne MECHIN (maternal) Jean LEMIRE and Louise MARSOLET

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Marie-Anne married Jacques LARRIVÉE 7 January 1723 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacques LARRIVÉE was born 27 December 1697 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jacques was the child of Pierre LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) and Denise BEAUCHAMP.

Marie-Anne PÉPIN dite LAFORCE died 26 May 1778 in Montréal, 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-Anne PÉPIN dite LAFORCE

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Marie-Anne PÉPIN dite LAFORCE married

Jacques LARRIVÉE-- Date: 7 January 1723 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Jacques LARRIVÉE was the child of Pierre LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) and Denise BEAUCHAMP

Children of Jacques LARRIVÉE and Marie-Anne PÉPIN dite LAFORCE:

Joseph LARRIVÉE (b.20 September 1727, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Brigitte PETIT dite LAPRE 28 July 1750 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Angélique LARRIVÉE (b.2 August 1731, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1790, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph PETIT dit LALUMIERE 28 September 1750 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1697 Birth
29 July 1697
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne PÉPIN dite LAFORCE and Jacques LARRIVÉE 7 January 1723 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 25 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Joseph LARRIVÉE was born 20 September 1727, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Angélique LARRIVÉE was born 2 August 1731, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Anne was 34 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Joseph LARRIVÉE married 28 July 1750, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Brigitte PETIT dite LAPRE

1750 Marriage of Child
Angélique LARRIVÉE married 28 September 1750 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Joseph PETIT dit LALUMIERE

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.

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.