Pierre BERARD dit LÉPINE

Born

27 June 1755 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Died

5 June 1834 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Pierre BÉRARD Françoise JACQUES

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Born: 27 June 1755 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BÉRARD

Mother: Françoise JACQUES

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BÉRARD , Marie-Jeanne DERY (D'HERY)

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas JACQUES , Marie-Catherine ALLARD

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Pierre married Therese BIGAOUETTE 20 October 1777 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . Therese BIGAOUETTE was born abt. 1750 Therese died 31 July 1785 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas).

Pierre married (2) Thérèse MARCHAND 9 January 1786 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . Thérèse MARCHAND was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Thérèse died 28 March 1806 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Thérèse was the child of Jean-François MARCHAND and Josephte LAMBERT dite CHAMPAGNE.

Pierre married (3) Geneviève TURGEON 2 October 1809 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada . Geneviève TURGEON was born 30 July 1787 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Geneviève died 31 January 1864 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Geneviève was the child of François TURGEON and Thérèse BOURGOIN.

Pierre BERARD dit LÉPINE died 5 June 1834 in Sorel, Lower Canada .

m. Bigaouette Therese
m. Marchand Therese
m. Turgeon Genevieve

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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 LÉPINE married

Therese BIGAOUETTE
Marriage date: 20 October 1777
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

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Thérèse MARCHAND
Marriage date: 9 January 1786
Marriage place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Thérèse MARCHAND was the child of Jean-François MARCHAND and Josephte LAMBERT dite CHAMPAGNE

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Pierre BERARD dit LÉPINE married

Geneviève TURGEON
Marriage date: 2 October 1809
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
Geneviève TURGEON was the child of François TURGEON and Thérèse BOURGOIN

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Birth — 1755
27 June 1755
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BERARD dit LÉPINE and Therese BIGAOUETTE 20 October 1777, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 22 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Therese BIGAOUETTE died 31 July 1785, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BERARD dit LÉPINE and Thérèse MARCHAND 9 January 1786, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

He was 30 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)

1806 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thérèse MARCHAND died 28 March 1806, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1809 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BERARD dit LÉPINE and Geneviève TURGEON 2 October 1809, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 54 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1834
5 June 1834
Sorel, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.

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