Francois MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE

(b. 8 May 1711 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1781 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francois MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE was born 8 May 1711 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Francois MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE was the child of Charles MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Marie-Charlotte GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Marie PAGÉ (maternal) Mathurin GAGNON and Charlotte COCHON

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

Francois married Catherine-Ambroise MOISAN 7 February 1735 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Catherine-Ambroise MOISAN was born 1 August 1717 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Catherine-Ambroise died 6 December 1756 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Catherine-Ambroise was the child of Etienne MOISAN and Anne-Felicite BONHOMME.

Francois married (2) Therese GIROUX 5 February 1759 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . Therese GIROUX was born 10 September 1712 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Therese died 15 August 1767 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Therese was the child of Louis GIROUX and Marie-Angélique GARNIER.

Francois MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE died 16 February 1781 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Giroux Therese
m. Moisan Catherine-Ambroise

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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.

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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(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Francois MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE

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Francois MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE married

Catherine-Ambroise MOISAN-- Date: 7 February 1735 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Catherine-Ambroise MOISAN was the child of Etienne MOISAN and Anne-Felicite BONHOMME

Children of Francois MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Catherine-Ambroise MOISAN:

Catherine MARETTE dite LEPINE (b.9 August 1754, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1783, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre-Louis VAILLANT 22 August 1774 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Francois MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE married

Therese GIROUX-- Date: 5 February 1759 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Therese GIROUX was the child of Louis GIROUX and Marie-Angélique GARNIER

Children of Francois MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Therese GIROUX:

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1711 Birth
8 May 1711
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Francois MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Catherine-Ambroise MOISAN 7 February 1735 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 23 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Catherine MARETTE dite LEPINE was born 9 August 1754, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Francois was 43 years old.

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine-Ambroise MOISAN died 6 December 1756, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1759 Marriage / Partner
Francois MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Therese GIROUX 5 February 1759, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 47 years old.

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.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Therese GIROUX died 15 August 1767, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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1774 Marriage of Child
Catherine MARETTE dite LEPINE married 22 August 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Pierre-Louis VAILLANT

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.