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

Born

26 December 1678 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

18 January 1744 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

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Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS Jeanne ISABEL

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Born: 26 December 1678 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS

Mother: Jeanne ISABEL

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume ISABEL , Catherine DODIER

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Marie-Renee married Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 26 November 1696 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 30 August 1664 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Antoine died 30 January 1742 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Antoine was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS and Anne LENEUF DU HÉRISSON.

Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) died 18 January 1744 in Berthierville, Canada, New France .
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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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Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) married

Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
Marriage date: 26 November 1696
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS and Anne LENEUF DU HÉRISSON

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Children of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 21 March 1698, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 1 May 1760, Berthierville, Canada

Married: Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE 9 February 1722 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 31 January 1700, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 5 May 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Charles-Adrien NEVEU 20 June 1719 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 19 May 1702, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 12 March 1760, Berthierville, Canada

Married: François HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 26 November 1731 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 27 May 1704, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 14 May 1782, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis-Lange LEFEBVRE dit BÉLISLE 23 January 1740 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Joseph POTHIER 9 October 1747 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 22 August 1706, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 14 March 1784, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS 22 June 1725 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 2 November 1708, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 10 May 1794, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE 6 February 1736 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 16 May 1713, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1787, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Josephte HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) 25 June 1737 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Marie PIETTE 19 November 1740 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 7 November 1715, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 22 August 1784, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL 30 June 1742 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 4 August 1719, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 26 May 1782, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève CASAUBON 18 January 1744 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Married: Madeleine BOUCHER 21 January 1759 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS

Born: 26 December 1726, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 2 February 1785, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE 14 April 1749 Place: Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Married: Marie-Joseph LUPIEN dite BELAIR 15 January 1759 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1678
26 December 1678
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

'Marie-Renee, born in 1678 and married in 1696 to Antoine Desrosiers dit Lafreniere a family from Champlain and l'Isle-Dupas. Antoine was a militia captain at Berthier, Sorel and the Ile-Dupas.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VII, Page 153

1696 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 26 November 1696, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 17 years old.

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

1698 Birth of Child
Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 21 March 1698, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Renee was 19 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 31 January 1700, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Renee was 21 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 19 May 1702, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Renee was 23 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 27 May 1704, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marie-Renee was 25 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 22 August 1706, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Renee was 27 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 2 November 1708, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Renee was 29 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 16 May 1713, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Renee was 34 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 7 November 1715, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Renee was 36 years old.

1719 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 20 June 1719, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Charles-Adrien NEVEU

1719 Birth of Child
Pierre DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 4 August 1719, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Renee was 40 years old.

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

1722 Marriage of Child
Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 9 February 1722, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Angélique PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE

1725 Marriage of Child
Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 22 June 1725, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS

1726 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS was born 26 December 1726, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Renee was 48 years old.

1731 Marriage of Child
Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 26 November 1731, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to François HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE

1736 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 6 February 1736 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marc-Antoine HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE

1737 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 25 June 1737, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Josephte HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE)

1740 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 23 January 1740, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Louis-Lange LEFEBVRE dit BÉLISLE

1740 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 19 November 1740 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie PIETTE

1742 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 30 January 1742, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1742 Marriage of Child
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 30 June 1742, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL

Death — 1744
18 January 1744
Berthierville, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 65.

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