Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

(b. 16 January 1703 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 19 January 1785 , Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) was born 16 January 1703 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) was the child of Antoine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and Barbe GODEFROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS and Jeanne-Elizabeth ISABEL (maternal) Amador GODEFROY and Marguerite-Madeleine JUTRAS

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

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.

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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(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

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Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) married

Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR-- Date: 18 July 1729 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 (b.22 May 1730, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1770, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Nicolas SYLVESTRE 3 February 1749 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marguerite LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) married

Joseph FAFARD-- Date: 29 October 1739 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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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 (b.28 February 1741, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1824, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Michel-Amable MOREAU 12 January 1761 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph FAFARD dit DELORME (b.11 August 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1825, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 26 February 1770 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
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1703 Birth
16 January 1703
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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.