Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE

(b. 13 August 1727 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1806 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE was born 13 August 1727 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE was the child of Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Angélique DÉSORCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE) (maternal) Michel DÉSORCY and Marie-Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER)

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Pierre married Geneviève SYLVESTRE 12 February 1753 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève SYLVESTRE was born 27 March 1731 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève died 29 December 1798 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Antoinette GRONDIN 17 February 1800 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Marie-Antoinette GRONDIN was born abt. 1746 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Antoinette died 27 March 1816 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marie-Antoinette was the child of Jean GRONDIN and Marie-Geneviève OUELLET.

Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE died 9 November 1806 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE married

Geneviève SYLVESTRE-- Date: 12 February 1753 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Geneviève SYLVESTRE was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Children of Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE and Geneviève SYLVESTRE:

Marie BERARD dite LÉPINE (b.21 March 1762, Berthierville, Canada d. 23 February 1840, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre FAUTEUX 19 February 1781 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE married

Marie-Antoinette GRONDIN-- Date: 17 February 1800 Place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Marie-Antoinette GRONDIN was the child of Jean GRONDIN and Marie-Geneviève OUELLET

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1727 Birth
13 August 1727
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE and Geneviève SYLVESTRE 12 February 1753, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie BERARD dite LÉPINE was born 21 March 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 34 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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie BERARD dite LÉPINE married 19 February 1781, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Pierre FAUTEUX

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève SYLVESTRE died 29 December 1798, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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

1800 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Antoinette GRONDIN 17 February 1800, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

He was 72 years old.