Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE

(b. 25 October 1742 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 3 June 1817 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE was born 25 October 1742 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE was the child of Pierre DUCHESNE and Angélique LAVOIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Angélique TREMBLAY (maternal) Jacques LAVOIE and Angélique GARAND

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marie-Julie GIRARD 17 August 1769 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Julie GIRARD was born 3 July 1751 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Julie died 13 April 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Julie was the child of Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS.

Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE died 3 June 1817 in La Malbaie, 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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Family and Children of Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE

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Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE married

Marie-Julie GIRARD-- Date: 17 August 1769 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Julie GIRARD was the child of Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS

Children of Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Julie GIRARD:

Pierre DUCHESNE (b.22 October 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 September 1817, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Reine GAUDREAU 30 April 1811 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Damase DUCHESNE (b.5 June 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 December 1853, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East)
m. Agnes FILION 17 November 1795 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Marie-Marthe TREMBLAY 28 April 1801 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Justine-Felicite TREMBLAY 27 October 1818 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Madeleine DUCHESNE (b.28 September 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1808, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Elie TREMBLAY 13 November 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte DUCHESNE (b.28 September 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1838, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada)
m. Raphael GAGNÉ 22 August 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Isaac DUCHESNE (b.11 June 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Therese GIRARD 13 February 1810 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Laurent DUCHESNE (b.4 October 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Christine THERRIEN 14 May 1810 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1742 Birth
25 October 1742
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Julie GIRARD 17 August 1769, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 26 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Pierre DUCHESNE was born 22 October 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Damase DUCHESNE was born 5 June 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 29 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Josephte DUCHESNE was born 28 September 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine DUCHESNE was born 28 September 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Isaac DUCHESNE was born 11 June 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 40 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Laurent DUCHESNE was born 4 October 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 42 years old.

1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Julie GIRARD died 13 April 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Damase DUCHESNE married 17 November 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Agnes FILION

1798 Marriage of Child
Josephte DUCHESNE married 22 August 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Raphael GAGNÉ

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine DUCHESNE married 13 November 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Elie TREMBLAY

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Damase DUCHESNE married 28 April 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Marthe TREMBLAY

1810 Marriage of Child
Isaac DUCHESNE married 13 February 1810, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Therese GIRARD

1810 Marriage of Child
Laurent DUCHESNE married 14 May 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Christine THERRIEN

1811 Marriage of Child
Pierre DUCHESNE married 30 April 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie-Reine GAUDREAU

1817 Death
3 June 1817
La Malbaie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 74.

Added: 12/11/2023 11:52:16 AM - Updated: 12/27/2024 2:44:32 PM