flag male ancestor  Alexis  LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

  (b. 25 December 1684 ,  Champlain, Canada, New France   d. 18 June 1756 ,  Champlain, Canada, New France )  

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Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) was born 25 December 1684 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) was the child of Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS   and   Jeanne ISABEL and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Guillaume ISABEL and Catherine DODIER

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

Alexis  married  Marie-Jeanne BIGOT July 1710 in Champlain, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Jeanne BIGOT  was born 24 October 1688 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation).  Marie-Jeanne died 19 March 1759 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation).  Marie-Jeanne was the child of François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL.

Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) died 18 June 1756 in Champlain, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Alexis appear below.

Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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 Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

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Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) married flag female ancestor Marie-Jeanne BIGOT-- Date: July 1710  Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne BIGOT was the child of François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL




Children of Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and Marie-Jeanne BIGOT:

flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE (b.19 February 1711, Champlain, Canada, New France   d. , )
m. Françoise-Ursule BEAUDRY dite LAMARCHE 14 July 1749 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

flag male ancestor Joseph LEPELLE (b.21 January 1713, Champlain, Canada, New France   d. , )

flag male ancestor Pierre LEPELLE dit DESMARAIS, LAMOTHE (b.19 December 1714, Champlain, Canada, New France   d. , )
m. Genevieve BIGOT dite DUVAL 12 November 1753 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

flag female ancestor Marie-Anne LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) (b.28 September 1717, Champlain, Canada, New France   d. , )
m. Charles DUBORD dit CLERMONT 7 January 1744 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

flag female ancestor Marie-Jeanne LEPELLE (b.20 June 1719, Champlain, Canada, New France   d. , )
m. Michel BARRETTE 12 February 1748 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

flag male ancestor Alexis LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE (b.27 September 1721, Champlain, Canada, New France   d. 10 July 1776, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Anne BEAUDOIN 23 November 1749 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

flag male ancestor Francois LEPELLE (b.30 May 1724, Champlain, Canada, New France   d. , )
m. Josephte DURAND 17 February 1753 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

flag male ancestor Michel-Ignace LEPELLE (b.15 September 1727, Champlain, Canada, New France   d. , )

flag male ancestor Marc-Antoine LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE (b.25 May 1729, Champlain, Canada, New France   d. 20 May 1785, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite CARPENTIER 20 January 1761 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
m. Claire MICHELIN 30 January 1769 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)



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birth1684 Birth
25 December 1684
Champlain, Canada, New France

'Alexis, born in 1684 and married in 1710 to Marie-Jeanne Bigot. Like his father, Alexis was a church warden at Champlain he is the ancestor of the Lamothe families from the Mauricie.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VII, Page 154
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
marriage1710 Marriage / Partner
Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and Marie-Jeanne BIGOT July 1710 , Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 25 years old.
1711 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE was born 19 February 1711, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Alexis was 26 years old.
1713 Birth of Child
Joseph LEPELLE was born 21 January 1713, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Alexis was 28 years old.
1714 Birth of Child
Pierre LEPELLE dit DESMARAIS, LAMOTHE was born 19 December 1714, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Alexis was 30 years old.
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1717 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) was born 28 September 1717, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Alexis was 32 years old.
1719 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne LEPELLE was born 20 June 1719, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Alexis was 34 years old.
Invention 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
1721 Birth of Child
Alexis LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE was born 27 September 1721, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Alexis was 36 years old.
1724 Birth of Child
Francois LEPELLE was born 30 May 1724, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Alexis was 39 years old.
1727 Birth of Child
Michel-Ignace LEPELLE was born 15 September 1727, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Alexis was 42 years old.
1729 Birth of Child
Marc-Antoine LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE was born 25 May 1729, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Alexis was 44 years old.
marriage1744 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) married 7 January 1744, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Charles DUBORD dit CLERMONT
marriage1748 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne LEPELLE married 12 February 1748, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Michel BARRETTE
marriage1749 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE married 14 July 1749, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Françoise-Ursule BEAUDRY dite LAMARCHE
marriage1749 Marriage of Child
Alexis LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE married 23 November 1749, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Anne BEAUDOIN
Invention 1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
marriage1753 Marriage of Child
Francois LEPELLE married 17 February 1753, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Josephte DURAND
marriage1753 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEPELLE dit DESMARAIS, LAMOTHE married 12 November 1753, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Genevieve BIGOT dite DUVAL
death1756 Death
18 June 1756
Champlain, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 71.
Added: 4/6/2010 9:06:24 AM - Updated: 7/21/2025 6:22:01 PM
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