François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

Born

25 May 1715 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

14 September 1756 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

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Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE Hélène LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC

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Born: 25 May 1715 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

Mother: Hélène LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC

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

Maternal grandparents: Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC , Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU)

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François married Antoinette GIARD 11 January 1740 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Antoinette GIARD was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Antoinette died 12 December 1754 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Antoinette was the child of Gabriel GIARD and Geneviève FAVREAU.

François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE died 14 September 1756 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France .
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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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François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE married

Antoinette GIARD
Marriage date: 11 January 1740
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Antoinette GIARD was the child of Gabriel GIARD and Geneviève FAVREAU

Children of François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Antoinette GIARD

Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles DUPONT 12 October 1761 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Francois MEUNIER

Born: 14 December 1740, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 9 September 1820, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Marthe MICHON 25 September 1769 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Helene MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Born: abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 20 November 1782, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptise MOLLEUR dit LALLEMAND 30 April 1764 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Angélique MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Born: 18 April 1746, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 1 April 1787, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Gabriel MENARD 3 November 1767 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1715
25 May 1715
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Antoinette GIARD 11 January 1740, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Francois MEUNIER was born 14 December 1740, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 25 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Angélique MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 18 April 1746, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 30 years old.

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