Jean-Baptiste MARSAN dit LAPIERRE

Born

19 April 1725 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

22 December 1801 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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François MARSAN dit LAPIERRE Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES

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Born: 19 April 1725 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: François MARSAN dit LAPIERRE

Mother: Elisabeth-Isabelle DESROCHES

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-François MARSAN dit LAPIERRE , Françoise BAISELAT (BIZELAN)

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas DESROCHES , Jeanne PERTHUIS

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Jean-Baptiste married Madeleine BOURDON 17 February 1749 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine BOURDON was born 30 November 1729 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Madeleine died 12 June 1791 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Madeleine was the child of Ignace BOURDON and Madeleine QUENNEVILLE.

Jean-Baptiste MARSAN dit LAPIERRE died 22 December 1801 in Lanoraie, 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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Jean-Baptiste MARSAN dit LAPIERRE married

Madeleine BOURDON
Marriage date: 17 February 1749
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Madeleine BOURDON was the child of Ignace BOURDON and Madeleine QUENNEVILLE

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Children:

Jean-Baptiste Marsan Lapierre 1749-

Madeleine Marsan Lapierre 1753-1833

Pierre-Louis Marsan Lapierre 1759-

Marc-Antoine Marsan Lapierre 1762-

Josephte Marsan Lapierre 1766-

Joseph Marsan Lapierre 1769-

Children of Jean-Baptiste MARSAN dit LAPIERRE and Madeleine BOURDON

Marie-Madeleine MARSAN dite LAPIERRE

Born: 9 March 1753, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 11 September 1833, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph NIQUET (NIQUETTE) 9 February 1778 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre MARSAN dit LAPIERRE

Born: 19 February 1759, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 7 June 1835, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 7 September 1818 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe MARSAN

Born: 4 November 1766, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 April 1818, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: François AUBIN dit LAMBERT 12 February 1787 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1725
19 April 1725
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MARSAN dit LAPIERRE and Madeleine BOURDON 17 February 1749, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 23 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine MARSAN dite LAPIERRE was born 9 March 1753, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Pierre MARSAN dit LAPIERRE was born 19 February 1759, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe MARSAN was born 4 November 1766, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine MARSAN dite LAPIERRE married 9 February 1778 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Joseph NIQUET (NIQUETTE)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe MARSAN married 12 February 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to François AUBIN dit LAMBERT

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