Francoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Born

1 October 1747 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

9 April 1833 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*

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Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE

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Born: 1 October 1747 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE

Paternal grandparents: François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE , Marguerite LEDOUX

Maternal grandparents: François BÉRARD dit LEPINE , Marie-Madeleine RENAUD

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Francoise married Nicolas GERVAIS 15 February 1768 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Nicolas GERVAIS was born 6 September 1742 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Nicolas died 14 December 1814 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Nicolas was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT.

Francoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE died 9 April 1833 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* .

m. Gervais Nicolas

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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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Spouse & Children of Francoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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Francoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE married

Nicolas GERVAIS
Marriage date: 15 February 1768
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Nicolas GERVAIS was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT

Children of Nicolas GERVAIS and Francoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Nicolas GERVAIS

Born: 9 January 1769, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: 26 October 1843, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada East*

Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS

Born: 11 July 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 July 1853, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East

Louis GERVAIS

Born: 28 December 1771, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: 24 December 1842, Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Montcalm, Canada East

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Birth — 1747
1 October 1747
Verchères, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Francoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and Nicolas GERVAIS 15 February 1768 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 20 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Nicolas GERVAIS was born 9 January 1769, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Francoise was 21 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS was born 11 July 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francoise was 22 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Louis GERVAIS was born 28 December 1771, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Francoise was 24 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas GERVAIS died 14 December 1814, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1833
9 April 1833
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*
She died at the age of 85.

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