Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE

Born

28 June 1723 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

22 January 1812 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE Marie-Madeleine PICHET

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Born: 28 June 1723 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine PICHET

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Jean DENIS dit LAPIERRE , Marie GODIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean PICHET , Geneviève CRÉPEAU

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Charles married Louise-Geneviève FRADET 24 November 1749 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise-Geneviève FRADET was born 26 September 1722 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Louise-Geneviève died 4 December 1796 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Louise-Geneviève was the child of Jean FRADET dit DEFRICHEUR and Marie-Madeleine GOSSELIN.

Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE died 22 January 1812 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower 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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Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE married

Louise-Geneviève FRADET
Marriage date: 24 November 1749
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Louise-Geneviève FRADET was the child of Jean FRADET dit DEFRICHEUR and Marie-Madeleine GOSSELIN

Children of Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Louise-Geneviève FRADET

Marie-Louise DENIS dite LAPIERRE

Born: 30 April 1752, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 26 January 1820, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BILODEAU 15 October 1782 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Geneviève DENIS dite LAPIERRE

Born: 4 April 1759, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 2 February 1805, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Charles DIERCE dit BEAULIEU 25 January 1780 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marguerite DENIS dite LAPIERRE

Born: 21 May 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Died: 30 March 1832, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LETOURNEAU 5 April 1785 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1723
28 June 1723
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Louise-Geneviève FRADET 24 November 1749, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise DENIS dite LAPIERRE was born 30 April 1752, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Charles was 28 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1759 Birth of Child
Geneviève DENIS dite LAPIERRE was born 4 April 1759, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Charles was 35 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marguerite DENIS dite LAPIERRE was born 21 May 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Charles was 38 years old.

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Geneviève DENIS dite LAPIERRE married 25 January 1780 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Charles DIERCE dit BEAULIEU

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise DENIS dite LAPIERRE married 15 October 1782, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Pierre BILODEAU

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DENIS dite LAPIERRE married 5 April 1785, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Joseph LETOURNEAU

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise-Geneviève FRADET died 4 December 1796, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Death of Child
Geneviève DENIS dite LAPIERRE died 2 February 1805, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Charles was 81 years old.

Death — 1812
22 January 1812
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 88.

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