Leonard BRIGNON dit LAPIERRE

(b. 22 April 1718 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1761 , Sorel, Canada )

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Leonard BRIGNON dit LAPIERRE was born 22 April 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Leonard BRIGNON dit LAPIERRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRIGNON (BRUNION) dit LAPIERRE and Anne-Charlotte PROVOST (PREVOST) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BRIGNON (BRUNION) dit LAPIERRE and Charlotte COY dite COUET (maternal) Eustache PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Elisabeth GUERTIN

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

Leonard married Marie-Anne MANDEVILLE 14 February 1748 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne MANDEVILLE was born 5 May 1728 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne died 5 May 1806 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jean MANDEVILLE and Marie-Catherine BÉRARD dite LEPINE.

Leonard BRIGNON dit LAPIERRE died 28 March 1761 in Sorel, 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 Leonard BRIGNON dit LAPIERRE

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Leonard BRIGNON dit LAPIERRE married

Marie-Anne MANDEVILLE-- Date: 14 February 1748 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MANDEVILLE was the child of Jean MANDEVILLE and Marie-Catherine BÉRARD dite LEPINE

Children of Leonard BRIGNON dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Anne MANDEVILLE:

Marie-Anne BRIGNON dite LAPIERRE (b.11 November 1748, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 July 1830, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste CARDINAL 1 May 1769 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marguerite BRIGNON dite LAPIERRE (b.27 March 1752, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1825, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada)
m. François GOYER 23 October 1769 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1718 Birth
22 April 1718
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1748 Marriage / Partner
Leonard BRIGNON dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Anne MANDEVILLE 14 February 1748, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 29 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BRIGNON dite LAPIERRE was born 11 November 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Leonard was 30 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marguerite BRIGNON dite LAPIERRE was born 27 March 1752, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Leonard was 33 years old.

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