Genevieve PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

(b. 18 January 1740 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 10 July 1815 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 18 January 1740 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Genevieve PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was the child of Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie-Louise LETENDRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Françoise MENEUX dite CHATEAUNEUF (maternal) Pierre LETENDRE and Catherine-Dite-Marie LAMY

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Genevieve married Joseph-Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE 17 April 1765 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph-Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE was born 28 September 1734 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Joseph-Antoine died 28 March 1819 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Joseph-Antoine was the child of Pierre BÉRARD and Marie-Catherine JOLY.

Genevieve PELLETIER dite ANTAYA died 10 July 1815 in Sorel, Lower Canada .

m. Berard Joseph-Antoine

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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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Joseph-Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE-- Date: 17 April 1765 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE was the child of Pierre BÉRARD and Marie-Catherine JOLY

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1740 Birth
18 January 1740
Sorel, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve PELLETIER dite ANTAYA and Joseph-Antoine BERARD dit LEPINE 17 April 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 25 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.