Catherine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

(b. 19 February 1727 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1812 , Boucherville, Lower Canada )

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Catherine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 19 February 1727 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Catherine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was the child of Jacques MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Geneviève PETIT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) and Barbe RICHAUME (maternal) Louis PETIT and Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

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

Catherine married François TROY dit LAFRANCHISE 15 February 1745 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François TROY dit LAFRANCHISE was born 22 December 1720 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). François died 5 November 1759 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). François was the child of Antoine-Etienne TROY and Geneviève HAYET.

Catherine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE died 23 February 1812 in Boucherville, 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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Family and Children of Catherine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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Catherine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married

François TROY dit LAFRANCHISE-- Date: 15 February 1745 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
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François TROY dit LAFRANCHISE was the child of Antoine-Etienne TROY and Geneviève HAYET

Children of François TROY dit LAFRANCHISE and Catherine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE:

Madeleine TROY dite LAFRANCHISE (b.20 December 1746, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 28 December 1822, Boucherville, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques DAUDELIN 6 February 1775 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE (b.18 February 1752, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1787, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne DUMONT dite GUÉRET 27 June 1774 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1727 Birth
19 February 1727
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Catherine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and François TROY dit LAFRANCHISE 15 February 1745 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 18 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Madeleine TROY dite LAFRANCHISE was born 20 December 1746, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Catherine was 19 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE was born 18 February 1752, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Catherine was 25 years old.

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

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
François TROY dit LAFRANCHISE died 5 November 1759, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE married 27 June 1774 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Anne DUMONT dite GUÉRET

1775 Marriage of Child
Madeleine TROY dite LAFRANCHISE married 6 February 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jacques DAUDELIN

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)

1787 Death of Child
Joseph TROY dit LAFRANCHISE died 16 February 1787, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine was 60 years old.

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

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

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

1812 Death
23 February 1812
Boucherville, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 85.

Added: 3/30/2016 11:34:06 AM - Updated: 6/8/2020 8:11:20 AM