Jean-Baptiste
LÉPINE dit LEGRIS
Born
2 September 1773
,
Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
20 August 1833
,
Québec, Lower Canada
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Jean-Baptiste LÉPINE dit LEGRIS was born 2 September 1773 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LÉPINE dit LEGRIS
was the child of
Jean-Marie LÉPINE dit LEGRIS
and
Marie-Louise BELLEAU (BELLOS)
and the grandchild of:
(maternal)
Guillaume BELLEAU dit LAROSE and
Marie-Louise HAMEL
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise BERGERON 25 November 1794 in Québec, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise BERGERON was born 25 February 1779 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise died 4 July 1844 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise was the child of Charles BERGERON and Marie-Louise BOURGET.
Jean-Baptiste LÉPINE dit LEGRIS died 20 August 1833 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste LÉPINE dit LEGRIS
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Marie-Louise BERGERON-- Date: 25 November 1794 Place: Québec, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise BERGERON was the child of Charles BERGERON and Marie-Louise BOURGET
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Marie-Louise BERGERON-- Date: 25 November 1794 Place: Québec, Lower Canada Marie-Louise BERGERON was the child of Charles BERGERON and Marie-Louise BOURGET
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Children of Jean-Baptiste LÉPINE dit LEGRIS and Marie-Louise BERGERON
Geneviève LEGRIS dite LEPINE (b.1 September 1809, Québec, Lower Canada d. 20 August 1879, Québec, Québec, Canada )m. Jean-Baptiste NADEAU 11 September 1832 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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1773 Birth 2 September 1773
Québec, 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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1794 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste LÉPINE dit LEGRIS and Marie-Louise BERGERON 25 November 1794, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
He was 21 years old.
1809 Birth of ChildGeneviève LEGRIS dite LEPINE was born 1 September 1809, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1832 Marriage of ChildGeneviève LEGRIS dite LEPINE married 11 September 1832, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Baptiste NADEAU
1833 Death 20 August 1833
Québec, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 60.
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