Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE

Born

15 March 1771 , Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 October 1855 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East

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Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE

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Born: 15 March 1771 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE

Mother: Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE , Thérèse CHEVALIER

Maternal grandparents: Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE , Josephte ARCAND

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Josephte married Jean-Baptiste MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR 30 September 1799 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR was born abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Agnes DOUCET.

Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE died 27 October 1855 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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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Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE married

Jean-Baptiste MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR
Marriage date: 30 September 1799
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR was the child of Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Agnes DOUCET

Children of Jean-Baptiste MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE

Amable MOREAU

Born: 28 March 1804, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 29 January 1870, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Josephte GIARD 14 February 1825 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1771
15 March 1771
Saint-Cuthbert, 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)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Josephte BERARD dite LÉPINE and Jean-Baptiste MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR 30 September 1799, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 28 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Birth of Child
Amable MOREAU was born 28 March 1804, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Josephte was 33 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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Amable MOREAU married 14 February 1825, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Josephte GIARD

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)

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)