Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE

Born

11 September 1737 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

2 December 1786 , Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

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Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE Thérèse CHEVALIER

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Born: 11 September 1737 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE

Mother: Thérèse CHEVALIER

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE , Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER , Francoise-Catherine LAVALLEE

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Genevieve married Alexis SYLVESTRE 10 February 1766 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexis SYLVESTRE was born 2 March 1741 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Alexis died abt. 1786 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Alexis was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.

Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE died 2 December 1786 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Sylvestre Alexis

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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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Spouse & Children of Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE

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Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE married

Alexis SYLVESTRE
Marriage date: 10 February 1766
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis SYLVESTRE was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Children of Alexis SYLVESTRE and Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE

François SYLVESTRE

Born: 20 March 1776, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 February 1811, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Felicite LEBEAU 9 February 1795 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie SYLVESTRE

Born: 19 August 1779, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 October 1803 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine ROULEAU 1 February 1796 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1737
11 September 1737
Sorel, Canada, New France

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE and Alexis SYLVESTRE 10 February 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 28 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.

1776 Birth of Child
François SYLVESTRE was born 20 March 1776, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Genevieve was 38 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie SYLVESTRE was born 19 August 1779, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Genevieve was 41 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)