Pierre LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN

Born

12 July 1771 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

24 September 1856 , Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Canada East

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Pierre LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN Angélique-Elisabeth FISSIAU dite LARAMÉE

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Born: 12 July 1771 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN

Mother: Angélique-Elisabeth FISSIAU dite LARAMÉE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN , Agathe GOULET

Maternal grandparents: Joseph FISSIAU , Angélique-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES

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Pierre married Marie-Desanges RICHARD 24 February 1800 in Joliette, Lower Canada . Marie-Desanges RICHARD was born 27 December 1780 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Desanges died 6 May 1821 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada. Marie-Desanges was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Rose MULOUIN.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Louise ALLAIRE 23 October 1826 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise ALLAIRE was born 29 August 1800 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 17 November 1888 in Sainte-Julienne, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Julienne-de-Rawdon). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste ALLAIRE and Madeleine DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE.

Pierre LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN died 24 September 1856 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Canada East.
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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 LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN married

Marie-Desanges RICHARD
Marriage date: 24 February 1800
Marriage place: Joliette, Lower Canada
Marie-Desanges RICHARD was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Rose MULOUIN

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Pierre LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN married

Marie-Louise ALLAIRE
Marriage date: 23 October 1826
Marriage place: Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise ALLAIRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste ALLAIRE and Madeleine DANDURAND dite MARCHATERRE

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Birth — 1771
12 July 1771
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Desanges RICHARD 24 February 1800, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

He was 28 years old.

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

1821 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Desanges RICHARD died 6 May 1821, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada

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)

1826 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Louise ALLAIRE 23 October 1826, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada

He was 55 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

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)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.