Josephte PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS

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15 April 1720 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

26 May 1799 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS Marguerite CASAVANT

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Born: 15 April 1720 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS

Mother: Marguerite CASAVANT

Paternal grandparents: Jean PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS , Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU (LOYSEAU)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Roch CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE , Jeanne CHARPENTIER

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Josephte married Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) 16 November 1739 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) was born 9 April 1714 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jean-Baptiste died 19 March 1804 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marie ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE.

Josephte PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS died 26 May 1799 in Beloeil, 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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Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)
Marriage date: 16 November 1739
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) was the child of Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marie ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Children of Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Josephte PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS

Marie-Josephte DAUNAIS

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 October 1821, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre DESMARAIS 26 April 1763 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS dit FRENIERE

Born: 13 February 1746, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 18 February 1824, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ 1772 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Amable DAUNAIS

Born: 5 March 1747, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Marie GRIGNON 3 February 1772 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie DAUNAIS

Born: 4 July 1750, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 16 August 1808, Mascouche, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques FORGET dit DESPATITS 7 October 1789 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1720
15 April 1720
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1739 Marriage / Partner
Josephte PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS and Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) 16 November 1739, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 19 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS dit FRENIERE was born 13 February 1746, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Josephte was 25 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable DAUNAIS was born 5 March 1747, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Josephte was 26 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie DAUNAIS was born 4 July 1750, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Josephte was 30 years old.

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DAUNAIS married 26 April 1763, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Pierre DESMARAIS

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable DAUNAIS married 3 February 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph-Marie GRIGNON

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.