Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE

(b. 14 January 1725 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 12 October 1773 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE was born 14 January 1725 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE was the child of François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE) (maternal) Jean-Bernard RENAUD (REGNAULT) and Marie-Jeanne DERY (D'HERY)

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Michel married Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 29 January 1748 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 5 October 1721 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Françoise died 16 December 1789 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Françoise was the child of François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX.

Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE died 12 October 1773 in Beloeil, 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 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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Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE married

Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE-- Date: 29 January 1748 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was the child of François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX

Children of Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE:

Michel BERARD dit LEPINE (b.20 January 1749, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 May 1813, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Cecile BURELLE (BUREL) 5 September 1768 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
m. Marie-Archange RENAUD 27 January 1783 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François BÉRARD (b.18 July 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1827, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 11 November 1770 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Madeleine MARTIN 17 June 1793 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE (b.20 May 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 24 February 1829, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. François FONTAINE 6 November 1769 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
m. Joseph LALUE dit LAMONTAGNE 8 February 1790 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite BERARD dite LEPINE (b.15 July 1759, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph-Antoine JARRET dit BEAUREGARD 2 October 1775 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Desanges BERARD dite LEPINE (b.17 January 1765, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 February 1822, La Présentation, Lower Canada )
m. Alexandre GUILLET 22 October 1781 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1725 Birth
14 January 1725
Sorel, Canada, New France

Baptism
Baptism found at Saint Pierre de Sorel, Quebec in Drouin Collection
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1748 Marriage / Partner
Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 29 January 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 23 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Michel BERARD dit LEPINE was born 20 January 1749, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Michel was 24 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
François BÉRARD was born 18 July 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 26 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE was born 20 May 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 28 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marguerite BERARD dite LEPINE was born 15 July 1759, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 34 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Desanges BERARD dite LEPINE was born 17 January 1765, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 40 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Michel BERARD dit LEPINE married 5 September 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Cecile BURELLE (BUREL)

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE married 6 November 1769, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François FONTAINE

1770 Marriage of Child
François BÉRARD married 11 November 1770 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Angélique JARRET dite BEAUREGARD