Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND

(b. 7 February 1712 , Champey, France d. 10 April 1791 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )

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Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND was born 7 February 1712 in Champey, France

Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND was the child of ? and ?

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Pierre married Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS 22 November 1763 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS was born 30 March 1740 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie died 9 December 1805 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marie was the child of Jacob-Francois DANIEL dit THOMAS and Agathe THERRIEN.

Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND died 10 April 1791 in Sainte-Marie, 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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Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND married

Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS-- Date: 22 November 1763 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS was the child of Jacob-Francois DANIEL dit THOMAS and Agathe THERRIEN

Children of Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND and Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS:

Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND (b.10 November 1778, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne LESSARD 7 October 1799 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1712 Birth
7 February 1712
Champey, France

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

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND and Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS 22 November 1763, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 51 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND was born 10 November 1778, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Pierre was 66 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)