François PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS

Born

15 February 1755 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

20 April 1816 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS Angélique BLAIN

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Born: 15 February 1755 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS

Mother: Angélique BLAIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS , Marguerite CASAVANT

Maternal grandparents: Louis BLAIN dit HABLIN , Marie-Madeleine LUMINEAU (MINEAU)

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François married Marie-Judith GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN 3 February 1777 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Judith GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN was born 27 August 1757 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Marie-Judith died 1 August 1824 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . Marie-Judith was the child of Basile GREGOIRE and Therese GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN.

François PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS died 20 April 1816 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .
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François PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS married

Marie-Judith GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN
Marriage date: 3 February 1777
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Judith GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN was the child of Basile GREGOIRE and Therese GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

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Marguerite PEPIN

Born: 10 July 1800, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel MEUNIER 2 February 1818 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1755
15 February 1755
La Prairie, 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
François PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS and Marie-Judith GREGOIRE dite VALENTIN 3 February 1777, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 21 years old.

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)

1800 Birth of Child
Marguerite PEPIN was born 10 July 1800, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 45 years old.