Joseph BÉRARD dit LEPINE

Born

10 August 1728 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

21 December 1783 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada

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François BÉRARD dit LEPINE Marie-Madeleine RENAUD

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Born: 10 August 1728 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: François BÉRARD dit LEPINE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine RENAUD

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE , Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Bernard RENAUD (REGNAULT) , Marie-Jeanne DERY (D'HERY)

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Joseph married Marie-Marguerite CARDINAL 12 January 1756 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Marguerite CARDINAL was born 15 March 1728 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jean LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAU.

Joseph BÉRARD dit LEPINE died 21 December 1783 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Joseph BÉRARD dit LEPINE married

Marie-Marguerite CARDINAL
Marriage date: 12 January 1756
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Marguerite CARDINAL was the child of Jean LEROUX dit CARDINAL and Marie-Jeanne GALARNEAU

Children of Joseph BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Marguerite CARDINAL

Marguerite BÉRARD

Born: 3 March 1759, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 28 November 1836, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine JARRET dit BEAUREGARD 1 August 1774 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Josephte BÉRARD

Born: 2 December 1760, Varennes, Canada
Died: 30 January 1839, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin-Francois COTE 7 February 1780 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Desanges BÉRARD

Born: 1 April 1763, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 February 1781, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Charles LANGLOIS 13 September 1779 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1728
10 August 1728
Sorel, Canada, New France

1728 Baptism
10 Aug 1728
Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel
Joseph Berard, son of Frs and Mag Renaud
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Marguerite CARDINAL 12 January 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 27 years old.

Joseph BÉRARD dit LEPINE - 1756 Marriage Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, Varennes, QC, Canada

1756 Marriage Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, Varennes, QC, Canada

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

1759 Birth of Child
Marguerite BÉRARD was born 3 March 1759, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Josephte BÉRARD was born 2 December 1760, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 32 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges BÉRARD was born 1 April 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BÉRARD married 1 August 1774, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Antoine JARRET dit BEAUREGARD

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Desanges BÉRARD married 13 September 1779 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Charles LANGLOIS

1780 Marriage of Child
Josephte BÉRARD married 7 February 1780, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Augustin-Francois COTE

1781 Death of Child
Marie-Desanges BÉRARD died 16 February 1781, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 52 years old.

Death — 1783
21 December 1783
Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 55.

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