Michel LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Born

1 August 1724 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

14 September 1796 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Antoine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)Barbe GODEFROY

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Born: 1 August 1724 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Mother: Barbe GODEFROY

Paternal grandparents: Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS , Jeanne ISABEL

Maternal grandparents: Amador GODEFROY , Marguerite-Madeleine JUTRAS

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Michel married Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE 1 October 1753 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephe died 21 December 1761 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jacques JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Anne FAVREAU dite DESLAURIERS.

Michel married (2) Francoise MICHAUD 17 May 1763 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . Francoise MICHAUD was born 1 November 1740 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Francoise was the child of Pierre MICHAUD and Marie-Francoise SAUCIER.

Michel LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) died 14 September 1796 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .

m. Jahan Marie-Josephe
m. Michaud Francoise

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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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Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE
Marriage date: 1 October 1753
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE was the child of Jacques JAHAN dit LAVIOLETTE and Anne FAVREAU dite DESLAURIERS

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Michel LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) married

Francoise MICHAUD
Marriage date: 17 May 1763
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise MICHAUD was the child of Pierre MICHAUD and Marie-Francoise SAUCIER

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Birth — 1724
1 August 1724
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Michel LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE 1 October 1753, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 29 years old.

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe JAHAN dite LAVIOLETTE died 21 December 1761, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Michel LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and Francoise MICHAUD 17 May 1763, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 38 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.