Marie-Elisabeth BERARD dite LEPINE

Born

28 July 1742 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

4 August 1822 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Pierre BÉRARD Marie-Catherine JOLY

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Born: 28 July 1742 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BÉRARD

Mother: Marie-Catherine JOLY

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

Maternal grandparents: Julien JOLY dit LAFOREST , Catherine VANET dite PARISIEN

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Marie-Elisabeth married Charles VEZINA 13 February 1775 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . Charles VEZINA was born 22 February 1743 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Charles was the child of Louis VEZINA and Marie-Anne FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT.

Marie-Elisabeth BERARD dite LEPINE died 4 August 1822 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.

m. Vezina Charles

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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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Marie-Elisabeth BERARD dite LEPINE married

Charles VEZINA
Marriage date: 13 February 1775
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles VEZINA was the child of Louis VEZINA and Marie-Anne FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT

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Birth — 1742
28 July 1742
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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Elisabeth BERARD dite LEPINE and Charles VEZINA 13 February 1775, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 32 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.