Marie-Geneviève DENIS dite QUIMPER

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3 October 1767 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 May 1839 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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Pierre DENIS dit QUIMPER Genevieve MICHAUD

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Born: 3 October 1767 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre DENIS dit QUIMPER

Mother: Genevieve MICHAUD

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Corentin DENIS dit QUIMPER , Madeleine LIZOTTE

Maternal grandparents: Alexandre MICHAUD , Brigitte CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

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Marie-Geneviève married Jerome PELLETIER 18 July 1785 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jerome PELLETIER was born 2 October 1757 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Jerome died 27 December 1839 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Jerome was the child of Joseph-Marie PELLETIER and Madeleine SOUCY.

Marie-Geneviève DENIS dite QUIMPER died 20 May 1839 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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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Marie-Geneviève DENIS dite QUIMPER married

Jerome PELLETIER
Marriage date: 18 July 1785
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Jerome PELLETIER was the child of Joseph-Marie PELLETIER and Madeleine SOUCY

Children of Jerome PELLETIER and Marie-Geneviève DENIS dite QUIMPER

Etienne PELLETIER

Born: 15 April 1788, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 July 1875, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada

Married: Euphrosine LEVASSEUR 28 January 1817 Place: Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna)

Genevieve PELLETIER

Born: abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 April 1844, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East

Married: Francois TARDIF 14 February 1825 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1767
3 October 1767
La Pocatière, 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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève DENIS dite QUIMPER and Jerome PELLETIER 18 July 1785, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 17 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Etienne PELLETIER was born 15 April 1788, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Geneviève was 20 years old.

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)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Etienne PELLETIER married 28 January 1817, Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna) to Euphrosine LEVASSEUR

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
Genevieve PELLETIER married 14 February 1825, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Francois TARDIF

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