Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN

Born

abt. 1703 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

25 April 1775 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Age: 72

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Jean-Baptiste LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN Marie-Françoise EMERY dite CODERRE

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Born: abt. 1703 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN

Mother: Marie-Françoise EMERY dite CODERRE

Maternal grandparents: Antoine EMERY dit CODERRE , Marie-Jeanne DEVAULT (DEVEAU) (DEVEAULT)

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Joseph married Marie-Madeleine MOUSSEAU 28 February 1729 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Madeleine MOUSSEAU was born 18 March 1705 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Madeleine died 13 April 1737 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Anne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY).

Joseph married (2) Marie-Madeleine MORIN 5 October 1738 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Madeleine MORIN was born 21 May 1720 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Madeleine died 11 February 1751 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre MORIN and Marie-Madeleine L'ESPINAY (LEPINE).

Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN died 25 April 1775 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN

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Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN married

Marie-Madeleine MOUSSEAU
Marriage date: 28 February 1729
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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Marie-Madeleine MOUSSEAU was the child of Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Anne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

Children of Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Madeleine MOUSSEAU

Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN

Born: 27 December 1729, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Agathe BEGNIER (BESNIER) 20 October 1760 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Madeleine LAPERCHE

Born: 4 February 1732, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 7 November 1808, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-François-Basile CHEVAUDIER dit LEPINE 12 February 1759 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Married: Joseph RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) 21 September 1772 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Thérèse LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN

Born: 18 June 1734, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 9 November 1821, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre RIVET 14 November 1757 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Married: Nicolas PERRAULT 4 October 1785 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN married

Marie-Madeleine MORIN
Marriage date: 5 October 1738
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Madeleine MORIN was the child of Pierre MORIN and Marie-Madeleine L'ESPINAY (LEPINE)

Children of Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Madeleine MORIN

Marie-Josephte LAPERCHE

Born: 26 January 1740, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 1 March 1778, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph DOUVIER dit LAMARCHE 25 October 1762 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François-Amable LAPERCHE

Born: 4 March 1743, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 30 January 1815, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise GOUR LAJEUNESSE 30 September 1765 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 20 August 1781 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth LEBLANC 15 June 1801 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe RICARD 21 August 1810 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Angélique LAPERCHE

Born: 23 September 1746, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1774, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE dit SANSOUCY 2 March 1767 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE

Born: 23 September 1747, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 27 May 1817, La Présentation, Lower Canada

Married: Benoit DESMARAIS 28 January 1771 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis-Joachim LAPERCHE

Born: 20 March 1749, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1729 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Madeleine MOUSSEAU 28 February 1729, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN - 1729 Marriage Saint-Sulpice, Quebec, QC, Canada

1729 Marriage Saint-Sulpice, Quebec, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1729 Birth of Child
Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN was born 27 December 1729, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1732 Birth of Child
Madeleine LAPERCHE was born 4 February 1732, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was born 18 June 1734, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1737 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine MOUSSEAU died 13 April 1737, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1738 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Madeleine MORIN 5 October 1738, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN - 1738 Marriage. LAssomption, LAssomption, PQ

1738 Marriage. L'Assomption, L'Assomption, PQ

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LAPERCHE was born 26 January 1740, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1743 Birth of Child
François-Amable LAPERCHE was born 4 March 1743, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique LAPERCHE was born 23 September 1746, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE was born 23 September 1747, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1749 Birth of Child
Louis-Joachim LAPERCHE was born 20 March 1749, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1751 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine MORIN died 11 February 1751, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN married 14 November 1757, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Pierre RIVET

1759 Marriage of Child
Madeleine LAPERCHE married 12 February 1759, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Joseph-François-Basile CHEVAUDIER dit LEPINE

1760 Marriage of Child
Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN married 20 October 1760, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Agathe BEGNIER (BESNIER)

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LAPERCHE married 25 October 1762, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Joseph DOUVIER dit LAMARCHE

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
François-Amable LAPERCHE married 30 September 1765, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise GOUR LAJEUNESSE

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique LAPERCHE married 2 March 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE dit SANSOUCY

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE married 28 January 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Benoit DESMARAIS

1772 Marriage of Child
Madeleine LAPERCHE married 21 September 1772 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Joseph RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE)

1774 Death of Child
Marie-Angélique LAPERCHE died 12 April 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)