Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE

Born

24 November 1755 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

Francois married Catherine LAFOREST 7 January 1788 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine LAFOREST was born abt. 1760 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan). Catherine was the child of Guillaume LAFOREST and Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY .

Parents & Family of Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE

Parents of Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE

Father

Louis BÉRARD dit LEPINE

Mother

Marie-Geneviève ROY

Grandparents of Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE

Paternal grandparents

François BÉRARD dit LEPINE Marie-Madeleine RENAUD

Maternal grandparents

Jacques ROY dit CHOIGNY Marguerite LALONGE

m. Laforest Catherine

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE

Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE married

Catherine LAFOREST
Marriage date: 7 January 1788
Marriage place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Catherine LAFOREST was the child of Guillaume LAFOREST and Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY

Marriage notes:

Ste-Anne-de-Detroit

Children of Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE and Catherine LAFOREST

Theotiste BERARD

Born: abt. 1790, , French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: ,

Married: Pierre FRECHETTE 24 January 1807 Place: Mackinac Island, Michigan Territory

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Francois's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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