Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE

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20 August 1735 , Sorel, Canada, New France

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4 January 1817 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Jean-François BÉRARD Marie-Thérèse RENAUD

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Born: 20 August 1735 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François BÉRARD

Mother: Marie-Thérèse RENAUD

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

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Bernard RENAUD (REGNAULT) , Marie-Jeanne DERY (D'HERY)

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Ursule married Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR 9 November 1761 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR was born 1 April 1732 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Pierre-Francois died 4 April 1784 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Pierre-Francois was the child of François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE and Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE.

Ursule married (2) Joseph JACQUES 2 October 1786 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph JACQUES was born 7 September 1722 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Joseph died 13 April 1801 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Louis JACQUES and Marguerite SIGOUIN (SEGUOIN).

Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE died 4 January 1817 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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Spouse & Children of Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE

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Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE married

Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR
Marriage date: 9 November 1761
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada
Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR was the child of François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE and Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE

Children of Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR and Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE

Marguerite LEVASSEUR

Born: 15 April 1767, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 August 1790, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine GOULET 12 February 1787 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE married

Joseph JACQUES
Marriage date: 2 October 1786
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph JACQUES was the child of Louis JACQUES and Marguerite SIGOUIN (SEGUOIN)

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Birth — 1735
20 August 1735
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE and Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR 9 November 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 26 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEVASSEUR was born 15 April 1767, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Ursule was 31 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR died 4 April 1784, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE and Joseph JACQUES 2 October 1786, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 51 years old.

1787 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LEVASSEUR married 12 February 1787, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Antoine GOULET

1790 Death of Child
Marguerite LEVASSEUR died 16 August 1790, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Ursule was 55 years old.

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

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

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

1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph JACQUES died 13 April 1801, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Death — 1817
4 January 1817
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 81.

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