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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Michel BERARD dit LEPINE married

Cecile BURELLE (BUREL)-- Date: 5 September 1768 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Cecile BURELLE (BUREL) was the child of Joseph BURELLE (BUREL) and Marie-Louise FONTAINE

Children of Michel BERARD dit LEPINE and Cecile BURELLE (BUREL):

Cecile-Scholastique BERARD (b.22 February 1777, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 February 1850, Iberville, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Marie GOYETTE 13 February 1797 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marguerite BERARD (b.8 April 1783, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste TETREAULT 30 July 1801 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Michel BERARD dit LEPINE married

Marie-Archange RENAUD-- Date: 27 January 1783 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Archange RENAUD was the child of Charles RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Josephe MASSON

Children of Michel BERARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Archange RENAUD:

Marie-Reine BERARD (b.abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste TETREAU (TETREAULT) 4 November 1805 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1749 Birth
20 January 1749
Québec Province, Canada

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
Michel BERARD dit LEPINE and Cecile BURELLE (BUREL) 5 September 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 19 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Cecile-Scholastique BERARD was born 22 February 1777, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 28 years old.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Michel BERARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Archange RENAUD 27 January 1783, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 34 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marguerite BERARD was born 8 April 1783, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Michel was 34 years old.

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)

1797 Marriage of Child
Cecile-Scholastique BERARD married 13 February 1797, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Joseph-Marie GOYETTE

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BERARD married 30 July 1801, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir) to Jean-Baptiste TETREAULT

1805 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine BERARD married 4 November 1805, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Jean-Baptiste TETREAU (TETREAULT)