Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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16 October 1717 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

24 May 1800 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE Marguerite LEDOUX

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Born: 16 October 1717 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

Mother: Marguerite LEDOUX

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) , Barbe RICHAUME

Maternal grandparents: Louis LEDOUX , Marie-Nicole VALIQUET

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Marie-Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN 4 November 1743 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN was born 25 December 1704 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Jean-Baptiste died 2 April 1772 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean MIEL dit LUSIGNAN and Thérèse-Catherine LATOUCHE.

Marie-Marguerite married (2) Charles MAHEU 24 October 1774 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Charles MAHEU was born 28 February 1720 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Charles died 14 May 1785 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Charles was the child of Pierre MAHEU and Marie-Louise GIROUX.

Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE died 24 May 1800 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married

Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN
Marriage date: 4 November 1743
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN was the child of Jean MIEL dit LUSIGNAN and Thérèse-Catherine LATOUCHE

Children of Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN and Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Pierre MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN

Born: 9 October 1748, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 8 October 1827, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie GARCEAU 1780 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Antoine MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN

Born: 8 June 1750, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1834, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Thérèse DUFAULT 9 August 1773 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married

Charles MAHEU
Marriage date: 24 October 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles MAHEU was the child of Pierre MAHEU and Marie-Louise GIROUX

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Birth — 1717
16 October 1717
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN 4 November 1743, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 26 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Pierre MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN was born 9 October 1748, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Marguerite was 31 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Antoine MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN was born 8 June 1750, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Marguerite was 32 years old.

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.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN died 2 April 1772, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1773 Marriage of Child
Antoine MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN married 9 August 1773, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Thérèse DUFAULT

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and Charles MAHEU 24 October 1774, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

She was 57 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.