Marie-Helene MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

(b. abt. 1744 , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 November 1782 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Helene MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Helene MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was the child of François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Antoinette GIARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Hélène LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC (maternal) Gabriel GIARD and Geneviève FAVREAU

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Marie-Helene married Jean-Baptise MOLLEUR dit LALLEMAND 30 April 1764 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Jean-Baptise MOLLEUR dit LALLEMAND was born 1 April 1733 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Jean-Baptise died 18 July 1794 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Jean-Baptise was the child of Jean-Baptiste MOLLEUR and Marie-Josephte TESSIER.

Marie-Helene MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE died 20 November 1782 in La Prairie, 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.

Thanks to Micheline 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(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marie-Helene MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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Marie-Helene MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married

Jean-Baptise MOLLEUR dit LALLEMAND-- Date: 30 April 1764 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptise MOLLEUR dit LALLEMAND was the child of Jean-Baptiste MOLLEUR and Marie-Josephte TESSIER

Children of Jean-Baptise MOLLEUR dit LALLEMAND and Marie-Helene MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE:

François MOLLEUR (b.25 July 1770, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 April 1844, Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada)
m. Archange DUBUC 14 October 1793 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Alexandre MOLLEUR dit LALLEMAND (b.23 August 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte BROSSEAU 25 November 1799 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Louise MOLLEUR (b.25 August 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 August 1839, Iberville, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BROSSEAU 19 January 1796 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Helene MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and Jean-Baptise MOLLEUR dit LALLEMAND 30 April 1764, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1770 Birth of Child
François MOLLEUR was born 25 July 1770, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1772 Birth of Child
Alexandre MOLLEUR dit LALLEMAND was born 23 August 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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.