Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE

Born

5 October 1699 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

17 December 1763 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Adrien LEGRIS Marie-Françoise BRANCHE

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Born: 5 October 1699 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Adrien LEGRIS

Mother: Marie-Françoise BRANCHE

Maternal grandparents: René BRANCHE , Marie VARIN

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Marie-Madeleine married François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE 5 April 1728 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE was born 29 July 1700 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). François died 5 July 1747 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE).

Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE died 17 December 1763 in Québec, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE

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Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE married

François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE
Marriage date: 5 April 1728
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE)

Children of François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE and Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE

Pierre LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE

Born: 25 March 1729, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 14 May 1806, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite PETIT 9 October 1752 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis-Antoine LEVASSEUR

Born: 25 August 1730, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Anne NUIRAT 27 November 1754

Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR

Born: 1 April 1732, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 4 April 1784, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE 9 November 1761 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Paul-Francois LEVASSEUR

Born: 11 April 1734, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 7 November 1734, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR

Born: 23 January 1736, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 29 December 1771, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN 15 February 1762 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR

Born: 13 July 1738, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 30 April 1825, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques LINTEAU 27 February 1764 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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Birth — 1699
5 October 1699
Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE - 1699 Baptism - Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, QC, Canada

1699 Baptism - Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE and François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE 5 April 1728, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 28 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Pierre LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE was born 25 March 1729, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine was 29 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Louis-Antoine LEVASSEUR was born 25 August 1730, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine was 30 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR was born 1 April 1732, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine was 32 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Paul-Francois LEVASSEUR was born 11 April 1734, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine was 34 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR was born 23 January 1736, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine was 36 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR was born 13 July 1738, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine was 38 years old.

1747 Death of Spouse/Partner
François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE died 5 July 1747, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1752 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE married 9 October 1752 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marguerite PETIT

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR married 9 November 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR married 15 February 1762 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Joseph DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN

Death — 1763
17 December 1763
Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 64.

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