Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE

Born

17 October 1733 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

21 April 1797 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE

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Born: 17 October 1733 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Parents of Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE

Father

Jean-François BÉRARD

Mother

Marie-Thérèse RENAUD

Grandparents of Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE)

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Bernard RENAUD (REGNAULT) Marie-Jeanne DERY (D'HERY)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Madeleine married Amable-Rene COTTRET 8 January 1760 in Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amable-Rene COTTRET was born 28 March 1733 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . Amable-Rene died 3 April 1805 in Nicolet, Lower Canada . Amable-Rene was the child of Rene COTTRET and Marguerite THERRIEN.

Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE died 21 April 1797 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE

Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE married

Amable-Rene COTTRET
Marriage date: 8 January 1760
Marriage place: Nicolet, Canada
Amable-Rene COTTRET was the child of Rene COTTRET and Marguerite THERRIEN

Children of Amable-Rene COTTRET and Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE

Marguerite COTTRET

Born: 21 March 1762, Nicolet, Canada
Died: 12 November 1831, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: François MOREL 7 June 1790 Place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1733
17 October 1733
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE and Amable-Rene COTTRET 8 January 1760, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

She was 26 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marguerite COTTRET was born 21 March 1762, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Madeleine was 28 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.