Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE

Born

20 May 1753 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

24 February 1829 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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Born: 20 May 1753 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE

Mother: Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Paternal grandparents: François BÉRARD dit LEPINE , Marie-Madeleine RENAUD

Maternal grandparents: François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE , Marguerite LEDOUX

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Marie-Françoise married François FONTAINE 6 November 1769 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
François FONTAINE was born 29 June 1745 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). François died 27 March 1789 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). François was the child of Augustin FONTAINE and Marie-Louise GUILLET.

Marie-Françoise married (2) Joseph LALUE dit LAMONTAGNE 8 February 1790 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph LALUE dit LAMONTAGNE was born 4 August 1765 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph died 3 February 1844 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste LALUE dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie-Amable-Cecile BAZINET.

Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE died 24 February 1829 in Verchères, 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE

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Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE married

François FONTAINE
Marriage date: 6 November 1769
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

François FONTAINE was the child of Augustin FONTAINE and Marie-Louise GUILLET

Children of François FONTAINE and Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE

Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Born: 2 December 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 August 1803, , Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DECELLES dit DUCLOS 7 May 1792 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Born: 22 September 1774, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 August 1835, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Marie TESSIER 5 October 1795 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Born: 10 February 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie SEIGNEUR dite DUPHILY 28 January 1799 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Amable FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

Born: 29 March 1778, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 May 1853, Saint-Hugues, Canada East

Married: Louise PATENAUDE 18 November 1799 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Desanges FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

Born: 27 June 1780, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 May 1847, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East

Married: Louis GIRARD 23 October 1797 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE married

Joseph LALUE dit LAMONTAGNE
Marriage date: 8 February 1790
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph LALUE dit LAMONTAGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LALUE dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie-Amable-Cecile BAZINET

Children of Joseph LALUE dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE

Marguerite LALUE

Born: abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 October 1859, Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Canada East

Married: Augustin FONTAINE 5 October 1812 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1753
20 May 1753
Verchères, Canada, New France

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE and François FONTAINE 6 November 1769, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 16 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE was born 2 December 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 19 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 22 September 1774, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 21 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 10 February 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 22 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Amable FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 29 March 1778, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 24 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Desanges FONTAINE dite BIENVENU was born 27 June 1780, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
François FONTAINE died 27 March 1789, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE and Joseph LALUE dit LAMONTAGNE 8 February 1790, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 36 years old.

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE married 7 May 1792, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Jean-Baptiste DECELLES dit DUCLOS

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married 5 October 1795, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie TESSIER

1797 Marriage of Child
Desanges FONTAINE dite BIENVENU married 23 October 1797, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis GIRARD

1799 Marriage of Child
Augustin FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married 28 January 1799, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie SEIGNEUR dite DUPHILY

1799 Marriage of Child
Amable FONTAINE dit BIENVENU married 18 November 1799, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louise PATENAUDE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Death of Child
Marie-Louise FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE died 1 August 1803, , Canada

Marie-Françoise was 50 years old.

1812 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LALUE married 5 October 1812, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Augustin FONTAINE

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

Death — 1829
24 February 1829
Verchères, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 75.

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