Antoine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Born

abt. 1669 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

28 February 1736 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS Jeanne ISABEL

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Born: abt. 1669 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS

Mother: Jeanne ISABEL

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume ISABEL , Catherine DODIER

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

Antoine married Barbe GODEFROY 20 June 1700 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Barbe GODEFROY was born 30 September 1677 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Barbe died 12 October 1758 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Barbe was the child of Amador GODEFROY and Marguerite-Madeleine JUTRAS.

Antoine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) died 28 February 1736 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .
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Recorded occupation: Arpenteur Royal

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 LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) married

Barbe GODEFROY
Marriage date: 20 June 1700
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Barbe GODEFROY was the child of Amador GODEFROY and Marguerite-Madeleine JUTRAS

Marriage notes:

"Antoine (1669-1736), Royal Surveyor, married Barbe Godefroy de Saint-Paul in 1700. He is best known of the first generation because of his work."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VII, Page 153

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Antoine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and Barbe GODEFROY

Marie LEPELLE

Born: 11 March 1701, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 9 February 1730, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Born: 16 January 1703, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 19 January 1785, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR 18 July 1729 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Married: Joseph FAFARD 29 October 1739 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Louis LEPELLE

Born: 1 December 1704, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Madeleine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Born: 4 July 1708, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 23 February 1738, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Married: Claude PROULX 2 June 1736 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Charlotte LEPELLE

Born: 23 November 1710, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Rene BEAUDRY dit DESMARETS 6 August 1734 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Married: Antoine BELANGER 10 January 1757 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Jean-Paul LEPELLE

Born: 29 January 1713, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph LEPELLE

Born: 18 October 1715, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Barbe-Suzanne LEPELLE

Born: 3 August 1718, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Antoine-Francois LAGUERCE 16 November 1743 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Antoine-Joseph LEPELLE

Born: 25 June 1721, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Claire LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAYE 10 January 1752 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Michel LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Born: 1 August 1724, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 14 September 1796, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE 1 October 1753 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Married: Francoise MICHAUD 17 May 1763 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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

1700 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and Barbe GODEFROY 20 June 1700, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1701 Birth of Child
Marie LEPELLE was born 11 March 1701, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1703 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) was born 16 January 1703, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1704 Birth of Child
Louis LEPELLE was born 1 December 1704, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1708 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) was born 4 July 1708, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1710 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte LEPELLE was born 23 November 1710, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1713 Birth of Child
Jean-Paul LEPELLE was born 29 January 1713, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Joseph LEPELLE was born 18 October 1715, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1718 Birth of Child
Barbe-Suzanne LEPELLE was born 3 August 1718, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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

1721 Birth of Child
Antoine-Joseph LEPELLE was born 25 June 1721, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1724 Birth of Child
Michel LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) was born 1 August 1724, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1729 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) married 18 July 1729, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR