Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE

Born

8 November 1767 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

25 February 1840 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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Born: 8 November 1767 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE

Father

Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE

Mother

Marie Théotiste ORION dite CHAMPAGNE

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE

Paternal grandparents

Joseph PÉPIN dit LAFORCE Marguerite LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE

Maternal grandparents

Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) Anne Jeanne RICHARD

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

Marie-Josephte married Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER 8 January 1788 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER was born 20 February 1763 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph-Louis died 1 May 1854 in Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East . Joseph-Louis was the child of Gabriel GAUTHIER and Madeleine JOYAL.

Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE died 25 February 1840 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE

Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE married

Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 8 January 1788
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER was the child of Gabriel GAUTHIER and Madeleine JOYAL

Children of Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER and Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE

Josephte GAUTHIER

Born: 11 July 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 April 1848, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

Albert-Joseph GAUTHIER

Born: 29 September 1805, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 19 August 1897, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Thérèse-Claire HOUDE 18 October 1831 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1767
8 November 1767
Nicolet, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE and Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER 8 January 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 20 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Josephte GAUTHIER was born 11 July 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Josephte 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)

1805 Birth of Child
Albert-Joseph GAUTHIER was born 29 September 1805, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Josephte was 37 years old.

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

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