Pierre JANOT dit LACHAPELLE

(b. 15 May 1713 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 21 September 1781 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre JANOT dit LACHAPELLE was born 15 May 1713 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Pierre JANOT dit LACHAPELLE was the child of Pierre JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Madeleine AUBUCHON dite LESPERANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Petronille TESSIER (maternal) Jean AUBUCHON dit LESPERANCE and Marguerite SEDILOT

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Pierre married Elisabeth FOISY 26 February 1741 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Elisabeth FOISY was born 17 January 1722 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Elisabeth died 4 February 1797 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Elisabeth was the child of Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER.

Pierre JANOT dit LACHAPELLE died 21 September 1781 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Foisy Elisabeth

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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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Elisabeth FOISY-- Date: 26 February 1741 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Elisabeth FOISY was the child of Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER

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1713 Birth
15 May 1713
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Pierre JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Elisabeth FOISY 26 February 1741, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 27 years old.

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.

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.