Alexis LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE

Born

27 September 1721 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

10 July 1776 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

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Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)Marie-Jeanne BIGOT

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Born: 27 September 1721 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Mother: Marie-Jeanne BIGOT

Paternal grandparents: Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS , Jeanne ISABEL

Maternal grandparents: François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE , Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

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Alexis married Anne BEAUDOIN 23 November 1749 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne BEAUDOIN was born 11 January 1729 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Anne died 28 December 1794 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Anne was the child of Etienne-Joseph BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie-Marguerite POISSON.

Alexis LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE died 10 July 1776 in Champlain, 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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Alexis LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE married

Anne BEAUDOIN
Marriage date: 23 November 1749
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Anne BEAUDOIN was the child of Etienne-Joseph BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie-Marguerite POISSON

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Josephte LEPELLE dite LAMOTHE

Born: 12 January 1768, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 December 1829, Champlain, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph TURCOTTE 8 February 1796 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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Birth — 1721
27 September 1721
Champlain, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Alexis LEPELLE dit LAMOTHE and Anne BEAUDOIN 23 November 1749, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 28 years old.

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Josephte LEPELLE dite LAMOTHE was born 12 January 1768, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Alexis was 46 years old.

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.