History of the Dupres

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This page contains informations about the Dupre ancestors

Documents such as census of 1666,1667 and census of 1681 as well as church records show that different persons bear the surname of DUPRE. Among them many established their families in New France :

DUPRÉ, Antoine (Claude & Catherine Biare) of St-Leu-et-St-Gilles, v et archev. Paris; died before October 29, 1682; came in September 1665, soldier of Company of LaFouille, regiment of Carignan. He married July 13,1667 in Quebec (ct July 9 before Gilles Rageot, notary) Marie-Jeanne GUÉRIN of St-Maurice-des-Noues, ar. Fontenay-le-Comte, ev. La Rochelle, Poitou (Vendée); 38 ans en 1682; remarried with Louis Charrier.

1. Jean b 9 and baptized February 20 1669 in Quebec, married in 1700 with Françoise Marchand

2. Marie-Anne b in Lauzon and baptized in Quebec April 1671, married with François Thibault in 1687.

3. Abbe b21 and baptized July 23 in Quebec married in 1690 with Nicolas Légaré.

4. Antoine b12 in Lauzon baptized February 15, 1676 in Quebec.

5. François b28 in Lauzon and baptized in Quebec January 31,1679.

DUPRÉ dit Champagne, Antoine († Mathieu & † Catherine Petit) of Mont-Cavrel, ar. Montreuil-sur-Mer, évêché of St-Omer, Flandre (Pas-de-Calais); died 26 and buried November 27 1686 in Château-Richer at the age of 43. He married July 25,1672 in Quebec Marguerite Moutrachy of St-Maurice, v. et év. Noyon, ar. Compiège, Picardie (Oise) daughter of († François & † Claude Breton)

1. Antoine b April 23 and baptized June 18, 1673 in Quebec.

2. Anne b 23 and baptized January 27, 1675 in Quebec.

3. Étienne b November 30 and baptized December 1, 1676, buried December 30, 1676 in Quebec.

DUPRÉ dit Rochefort, Antoine ( Jean & Claudine de la Haye) of Saint-Soflorin archevêché of Lyon; d 19 et buried September 20 1689 in Boucherville at the age of 50; 35 years old - census of 81 at the seigneurie du Tremblay à Boucherville; came in September 1665, as a soldier of the LaTour - regiment of Carignan. He married April 28, 1681 in Boucherville (February 15 before Notary Bourdon) Elisabeth VALIQUET daughter of Jean & Renée Loppé. Remarried in 1690 with Jean Ménard.

1. Marie-Madeleine b 14 in Tremblay and baptized in Boucherville February 15 1682, married with Clément Charles in 1700.

2. François b à Tremblay and baptized in Boucherville October 9, 1683, d and buried June 20 1684 in Boucherville

3. Jean b April 30 in Tremblay and baptized in Boucherville le May 1 1685, married in 1710 with Claire Février.

4. Jacques b 23 in Tremblay and baptized in Boucherville December 24 1687. Died on the 27 and buried 28 in Boucherville.

5. Angélique b le 5 in Tremblay and baptized August 8, 1689 in Boucherville, married in 1711 with Michel Robin.

DUPRÉ, François (...); b1648 év. de Chartres, Orléanais (Eure et Loir); buried June 29 1720 in L’Ancienne Lorette; arrived August 1675 Quebec; mentionned August 12 1675 in Dictionnaire biographique du Canada

DUPRÉ dit Mickinac, François (François & Catherine Masson) origin unknown, buried in Saint-Ours August 19 1776. He married in Contrecoeur March 25, 1729 Marie ALLAIRE (Etienne & Marie-Anne Bilodeau)

1. Marie-Françoise b 16 and baptized February 23 1730 in Contrecoeur.

2. Marie-Marguerite married in Saint-Ours Pierre Duhamel September 27, 1760.

3. Marie-Jeanne married François Deguire in Saint-Ours , October 14,1760.

4. Charles married in Saint-Ours Amable Ménard January 12, 1761

5. Jean-Baptiste married in Saint-Ours Angélique Valcourt May 16 1761.

6. Pierre married in Saint-Antoine Charlotte Deguire February 23 1767; remarried with Félicité Payan dit Saint-Onge in Saint-Ours,July 25 1774.

7. François married in Saint-Antoine Catherine Guertin February 23,1767.

8. Catherine born in Contrecoeur May 31745, married in Saint-Ours François Ménard January 12 1767 and Charles Anger February 14 1774 à Saint-Ours.

9. Amable-Angélique born 21 and baptized June 22 1750 in Contrecoeur, married Jean-Baptiste Laporte Labonté January 8 1770.

10. Louis-Marie married Agathe Royer in Saint-Antoine, February 5 1770

11. Marie-Anne b 4 and baptized May 5 1747 in Contrecoeur, married in Saint-Ours François Chapdeleine January 21 1771.

12. Marie-Charlotte baptized February 17 1749 in Contrecoeur, married Jean-Baptiste Terrien February 22 1773 in Saint-Ours.

This family lived in Richelieu region (Saint-Ours, Sorel, St. Hyacinthe, Beloeil, etc. )

DUPRÉ, Jean (Antoine & Élisabeth Valiquet) He married Claire FÉVRIER (Christophe & Marie-Françoise Gauthier ) January 20 1710 in Boucherville

1. Jean-Baptiste b 23 à Terrebonne and baptized September 26 1712 à Saint-François I.J.

2. Louis-Joseph b 6 and baptized Novembre 7 1714 à Saint-François I.J., buried June 23 1729 inTerrebonne.

3. Denis b16 and baptized September 18 1718 in Saint-François I.J., buried January 30 1729 in Terrebonne.

4. Louis-Ambroise b and baptized November 24 1720 in Saint-François I.J.

5. Marie b 6 in Haut des Milles Iles and baptized le September 8 1722 in Rivières-des-Prairies.

6. Marie-Élisabeth baptized Apri27 1725 in Terrebonne.

7. Michelle-Judith b et baptized August 29 1727 in Terrebonne.

8. Marie-Josèphe baptized June 22 1730 in Terrebonne.

DUPRÉ, Jean (Antoine & Marie Guérin) blacksmith. He married Françoise MARCHAND ( daughter of François & Madeleine Groleau ) November 23 1700 in Quebec

1. Jean-Baptiste b and baptized August 18 1701 in Quebec.

2. Jean-Baptiste b 21 and baptized January 22 1705 in Lachine

3. Pierre b baptized le January 22 1706 in Lachine, married in Kaskaskia May 5 1728 to Marie Cheouakokias widower of François Cécire

4. Marie-Anne b and baptized February 17 1710 in Montreal.

LECOMPTE dit Dupré, Jean-Baptiste (Louis & Catherine Rolland of Saint-Georges); hired men to go Outwest from May 8 1723 till June 17 1730; fur trader, mentionned in Dictionnaire bigraphique canadien, tome III page 396. He married in Montreal January 20 1727 (ct 17 Pailleur) Marie-Anne Hervieux ( daughter of Léonard-Jean-Baptiste & Catherine Magnan).

1. Marie-Catherine b 17 and baptized February 18 1728 in Montreal, buried April 1 1730 in Montreal.

2. Marie-Louise b 13 and baptized April 14 1730 in Charlesbourg.

3. Georges-Hyppolite married in Montreal January 9 1764 Marie-Charlotte Liénard-de-Beaujeu

LECOMPTE dit Dupré, Louis (Charles & Anne Defosse) of l’évêché de Luçon, Poitou, tradesman He married in Montreal August 24 1683 Marie-Catherine De Rolland-St-Georges ( daugther of Adrien & Jeanne Guesnon).

1. Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne Hervieux January 20 1727 in Montreal.

DUPRÉ, Nicolas (...); 22 years old, census of 1681, in Montreal, domestic of Jacques LeBer

DUPRÉ, Philippe (...), d’év. Orléans; priest January 1 1704 Quebec; went back to France in October 1709

DUPRÉ dit Le Gascon, Pierre ( François & Marie Morel) of v., ar, and ar. Bordeaux, Guyenne (Gironde); d 19 buried May 20 1723 in Baie-Saint-Paul; 20 ans census of 66 et 67, in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, domestic of René Bernard; census of 81 in Beaupré; concession of seigneurie of Rivière-du-Gouffre December 30 1682, sells his concession September 20 1735 to Noël simard and Ignace Gagné. He married April 30 1680 in Beaupré (January 1 before Rageot) Catherine CARON widow of Jacques Dodier. She died in Baie-Saint-Paul 14 and buried June 15 1725.

1. Jacques n and b February 6 1686 in Baie-Saint-Paul, died 20 and buried 21, the same year.

PICHÉ dit Dupré, Pierre (Pierre & Marie-Catherine Durand) born 11 and baptized July 19 1674 in Neuville. He married Anne Sylvestre (Nicolas &t Barbe Neveu) in Neuville November 14 1697 (ct Chambalon October 22)

1. Marie-Angélique n and baptized August 30 1698 in Neuville.

2. François-Robert n 27 and baptized May 28 1700 in Rivière-Ouelle, married Angélique Laporte November 8 1723 in Saint-Sulpice; remarried with Françoise Blanchette in Saint-Ours January 7 1727. This particular family lived in St. Ours area and many members used the surname Dupre. In our days, many Dupre have Pierre Picher as ancestor. He originated from Faye-la-Vineuse, France. See The Pierre Picher family history for more details. In the 1830’s, many of them migrated to the USA (MA,CT,RI, NY) and to western Canada where some of them got married with Indian women. Some Piche metis are from this ancestor.

3. Pierre b January 31 and baptized February 1 1703 in Neuville; buried March 3 1703.

4. Marie-Anne b and baptized July 22 1704 in Neuville.

5. Marie-Madeleine b and baptized November 4 1706 in Neuville.

6. Marie-Thérèse b and baptized September 26 1708 in Neuville.

7. Marie-Catherine b 2 and baptized September 5 1710 in Cap-Santé.

8. Marie-Josèphe b 8 and baptized October 9 1712 in Cap-Santé.

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