Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE

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24 November 1755 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

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Louis BÉRARD dit LEPINE Marie-Geneviève ROY

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Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE was born 24 November 1755 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE was the child of Louis BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Geneviève ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD (maternal) Jacques ROY dit CHOIGNY and Marguerite LALONGE

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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, Michigan, USA. Catherine was the child of Guillaume LAFOREST and Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY.

m. Laforest Catherine

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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Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE married

Catherine LAFOREST-- Date: 7 January 1788 Place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Catherine LAFOREST was the child of Guillaume LAFOREST and Marie Marguerite TREMBLAY

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Children of Francois BERARD dit LÉPINE and Catherine LAFOREST

Theotiste BERARD (b.abt. 1790, , French Settlement (now Michigan) d. , )
m. Pierre FRECHETTE 24 January 1807 in Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA (Fort Michilimackinac)