Michel BERARD dit LEPINE

(b. 20 January 1749 , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 May 1813 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Michel BERARD dit LEPINE was born 20 January 1749 in Québec Province, Canada

Michel BERARD dit LEPINE was the child of Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD (maternal) François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Michel married Cecile BURELLE (BUREL) 5 September 1768 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Cecile BURELLE (BUREL) was born 30 March 1749 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Cecile died 8 January 1812 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Cecile was the child of Joseph BURELLE (BUREL) and Marie-Louise FONTAINE.

Michel married (2) Marie-Archange RENAUD 27 January 1783 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Archange RENAUD was born 12 April 1751 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Archange was the child of Charles RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Josephe MASSON.

Michel BERARD dit LEPINE died 18 May 1813 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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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