Cécile MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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7 April 1749 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

5 February 1789 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE Marie-Cécile GIARD

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Born: 7 April 1749 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

Mother: Marie-Cécile GIARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE , Hélène LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel GIARD , Suzanne MENARD dite LAPORTE

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Cécile married Michel-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 8 April 1771 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE was born 25 September 1748 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Michel-Valérien died 14 May 1801 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Michel-Valérien was the child of Jean-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Angélique DANSEREAU.

Cécile MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE died 5 February 1789 in Saint-Ours, 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 Cécile MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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Cécile MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married

Michel-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE
Marriage date: 8 April 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE was the child of Jean-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Angélique DANSEREAU

Children of Michel-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Cécile MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Michel CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE

Born: 23 July 1774, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 September 1838, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

Married: Agathe-Judith HUS CAPISTRAN LEMOINE 27 October 1800 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE

Born: 4 May 1781, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 December 1820, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre GARAND 20 August 1804 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1749
7 April 1749
Contrecœur, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Cécile MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and Michel-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 8 April 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 22 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Michel CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE was born 23 July 1774, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Cécile was 25 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Charlotte CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was born 4 May 1781, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Cécile was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)