Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Born

16 January 1703 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

19 January 1785 , Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)Barbe GODEFROY

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Born: 16 January 1703 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Mother: Barbe GODEFROY

Paternal grandparents: Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS , Jeanne ISABEL

Maternal grandparents: Amador GODEFROY , Marguerite-Madeleine JUTRAS

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Marguerite married Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR 18 July 1729 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR was born 17 June 1692 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Ignace died 5 June 1731 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Ignace was the child of Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN).

Marguerite married (2) Joseph FAFARD 29 October 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph FAFARD was born 24 September 1708 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Joseph died 8 January 1756 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Joseph was the child of François FAFARD dit DELORME and Madeleine Marguerite JOBIN.

Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) died 19 January 1785 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) married

Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR
Marriage date: 18 July 1729
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR was the child of Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

Children of Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Marie-Charlotte DIZY dite MONPLAISIR

Born: 22 May 1730, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 17 January 1770, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Nicolas SYLVESTRE 3 February 1749 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) married

Joseph FAFARD
Marriage date: 29 October 1739
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Joseph FAFARD was the child of François FAFARD dit DELORME and Madeleine Marguerite JOBIN

Children of Joseph FAFARD and Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Marguerite-Amable FAFARD

Born: 28 February 1741, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 31 December 1824, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Michel-Amable MOREAU 12 January 1761 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph FAFARD dit DELORME

Born: 11 August 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1825, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 26 February 1770 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1703
16 January 1703
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1729 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR 18 July 1729, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 26 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte DIZY dite MONPLAISIR was born 22 May 1730, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1731 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR died 5 June 1731, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1739 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and Joseph FAFARD 29 October 1739, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 36 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Amable FAFARD was born 28 February 1741, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marguerite was 38 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Joseph FAFARD dit DELORME was born 11 August 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marguerite was 40 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte DIZY dite MONPLAISIR married 3 February 1749, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Nicolas SYLVESTRE

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

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph FAFARD died 8 January 1756, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1761 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Amable FAFARD married 12 January 1761, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Michel-Amable MOREAU

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.

1770 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte DIZY dite MONPLAISIR died 17 January 1770, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite was 67 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Joseph FAFARD dit DELORME married 26 February 1770, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Charlotte BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

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.