Joseph DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE

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8 June 1721 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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Simon DUCHESNE Marie-Ursule PERRON

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Born: 8 June 1721 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Simon DUCHESNE

Mother: Marie-Ursule PERRON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE , Catherine RIVET

Maternal grandparents: Antoine PERRON dit SUIRE , Marie-Jeanne TREMBLAY

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Joseph married Marie-Anne MERCIER 7 February 1747 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne MERCIER was born abt. 1692 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 27 November 1760 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jean MERCIER and Barbe MONTMINY.

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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Joseph DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE married

Marie-Anne MERCIER
Marriage date: 7 February 1747
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MERCIER was the child of Jean MERCIER and Barbe MONTMINY

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Birth — 1721
8 June 1721
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Anne MERCIER 7 February 1747, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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Last updated: 5/4/2022 1:12:19 PM

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