Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME

Born

6 September 1747 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

14 July 1840 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

Joseph married Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE 26 February 1781 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE was born 6 March 1760 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada . Francoise died 13 May 1829 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Francoise was the child of Pierre BÉRARD and Françoise JACQUES .

Parents & Family of Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME

Parents of Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME

Father

Mathurin MERAUD

Mother

Therese HARNOIS

Grandparents of Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Joseph HARNOIS Angélique PETIT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME

Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME married

Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE
Marriage date: 26 February 1781
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE was the child of Pierre BÉRARD and Françoise JACQUES

Children of Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME and Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE

Marguerite MERAUD dite LAPLUME

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine HUS CAPISTRAN LEMOINE 9 February 1807 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Louis LAPLUME dit MERAUD

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Adelaide DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE 31 January 1820 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph's Québec records.

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 — 1747
6 September 1747
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME and Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE 26 February 1781, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 33 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)

1807 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MERAUD dite LAPLUME married 9 February 1807, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada to Antoine HUS CAPISTRAN LEMOINE

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Louis LAPLUME dit MERAUD married 31 January 1820, Berthierville, Lower Canada to Adelaide DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE

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)

1829 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE died 13 May 1829, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

Death — 1840
14 July 1840
Berthierville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 92.

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