Francois MARSAN dit LAPIERRE

Born

14 December 1780 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 February 1847 , Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Canada East

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Francois MARSAN dit LAPIERRE Catherine CADIEUX

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Born: 14 December 1780 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Francois MARSAN dit LAPIERRE

Mother: Catherine CADIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Antoine MARSAN , Marie-Catherine COUTU (COTTU)

Maternal grandparents: Joseph CADIEUX , Marie-Celeste PROULX

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Francois married Francoise BEAUPRE 7 November 1803 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise BEAUPRE was born abt. 1778 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Francoise was the child of Joseph BEAUPRE and Marie-Josephte MONGEON.

Francois MARSAN dit LAPIERRE died 21 February 1847 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Canada East.
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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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Francois MARSAN dit LAPIERRE married

Francoise BEAUPRE
Marriage date: 7 November 1803
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
Francoise BEAUPRE was the child of Joseph BEAUPRE and Marie-Josephte MONGEON

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Children of Francois MARSAN dit LAPIERRE and Francoise BEAUPRE

Josephte MARSAN

Born: 18 February 1806, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
Died: 31 January 1885, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada

Married: Israël MARTINEAU 7 July 1829 Place: Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1780
14 December 1780
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1803 Marriage / Partner
Francois MARSAN dit LAPIERRE and Francoise BEAUPRE 7 November 1803, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Josephte MARSAN was born 18 February 1806, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Francois was 25 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