Pierre LEGRIS dit LÉPINE

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20 November 1696 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

22 December 1774 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean LEGRIS dit LEPINE Marie-Geneviève SEDILOT

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Born: 20 November 1696 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean LEGRIS dit LEPINE

Mother: Marie-Geneviève SEDILOT

Maternal grandparents: Jean SEDILOT , Marie-Claude DELAHOGUE

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Pierre married Marguerite BRAY dite LABONTÉ 11 February 1726 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BRAY dite LABONTÉ was born 21 September 1701 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marguerite died 10 January 1776 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Marguerite was the child of Leger BRAY dit LABONTE and Marguerite COLIN.

Pierre LEGRIS dit LÉPINE died 22 December 1774 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Province of Québec, 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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Pierre LEGRIS dit LÉPINE married

Marguerite BRAY dite LABONTÉ
Marriage date: 11 February 1726
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marguerite BRAY dite LABONTÉ was the child of Leger BRAY dit LABONTE and Marguerite COLIN

Children of Pierre LEGRIS dit LÉPINE and Marguerite BRAY dite LABONTÉ

Marie-Anne LEGRIS

Born: 14 May 1740, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 14 October 1825, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Charles-Andre MOREAU 19 April 1762 Place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

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Birth — 1696
20 November 1696
Québec, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LEGRIS dit LÉPINE and Marguerite BRAY dite LABONTÉ 11 February 1726, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 29 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEGRIS was born 14 May 1740, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 43 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LEGRIS married 19 April 1762, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy) to Charles-Andre MOREAU

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.