Pierre PÉPIN dit LAFORCE

Born

2 November 1683 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

Died

27 October 1757 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE Louise LEMIRE

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Born: 2 November 1683 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

Father: Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE

Mother: Louise LEMIRE

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume PEPIN-TRANCHE MONTAGNE , Jeanne MECHIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean LEMIRE , Louise MARSOLET

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Pierre married Michelle LEBER 1 December 1714 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Michelle LEBER was born abt. 1692 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Michelle died 18 May 1746 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Michelle was the child of Joachim-Jacques LEBER and Jeanne CUSSON.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Françoise LAGUERCE 27 November 1747 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise LAGUERCE was born abt. 1667 in St-Paul, Paris, France. Marie-Françoise died 8 September 1761 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean-François LAGUERCE and Catherine PLAGNOLE.

Pierre PÉPIN dit LAFORCE died 27 October 1757 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

m. Laguerce Marie-Francoise
m. Leber Michelle

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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 Pierre PÉPIN dit LAFORCE

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Pierre PÉPIN dit LAFORCE married

Michelle LEBER
Marriage date: 1 December 1714
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Michelle LEBER was the child of Joachim-Jacques LEBER and Jeanne CUSSON

Children of Pierre PÉPIN dit LAFORCE and Michelle LEBER

Louise PEPIN dite LAFORCE

Born: 26 January 1716, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 19 January 1748, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Louis TESSIER 27 September 1734 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE

Born: abt. 1717, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE

Born: 12 March 1725, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS 23 November 1751 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Hippolyte PEPIN dit LAFORCE

Born: abt. 1737, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre PÉPIN dit LAFORCE married

Marie-Françoise LAGUERCE
Marriage date: 27 November 1747
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise LAGUERCE was the child of Jean-François LAGUERCE and Catherine PLAGNOLE

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Birth — 1683
2 November 1683
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France*

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1714 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PÉPIN dit LAFORCE and Michelle LEBER 1 December 1714 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 31 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Louise PEPIN dite LAFORCE was born 26 January 1716, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 32 years old.

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

1725 Birth of Child
Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE was born 12 March 1725, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 41 years old.

1734 Marriage of Child
Louise PEPIN dite LAFORCE married 27 September 1734, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Louis TESSIER

1746 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michelle LEBER died 18 May 1746 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1747 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PÉPIN dit LAFORCE and Marie-Françoise LAGUERCE 27 November 1747 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 64 years old.

1748 Death of Child
Louise PEPIN dite LAFORCE died 19 January 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 64 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Pierre PEPIN dit LAFORCE married 23 November 1751, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Josephte ROY dite DESJARDINS

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

Death — 1757
27 October 1757
Montréal, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 74.

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