Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE

(b. 11 January 1758 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 18 March 1809 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE was born 11 January 1758 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE was the child of François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Angélique MOREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BÉRARD and Marie-Catherine JOLY (maternal) Antoine MOREAU and Madeleine BRÛLÉ

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

Antoine married Veronique MORIN dite VALCOURT 27 December 1782 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Veronique MORIN dite VALCOURT was born 3 April 1763 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Veronique died 29 January 1834 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Veronique was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORIN dit VALCOURT and Veronique BOULET (BOULAY).

Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE died 18 March 1809 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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Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE married

Veronique MORIN dite VALCOURT-- Date: 27 December 1782 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Veronique MORIN dite VALCOURT was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORIN dit VALCOURT and Veronique BOULET (BOULAY)

Children of Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Veronique MORIN dite VALCOURT:

Angélique BÉRARD dite LEPINE (b.abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Michel BARIL 30 July 1804 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1758 Birth
11 January 1758
Berthierville, 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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Veronique MORIN dite VALCOURT 27 December 1782, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 24 years old.