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Alexis COUTURE dit LAMONDE was born 31 May 1774 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis COUTURE dit LAMONDE was the child of André COUTURE and Marie-Françoise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis COUTURE dit LAMONDE and Marie-Madeleine MORIN (maternal) Augustin DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Françoise LANGLOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Marie-Thecle LAMARRE 5 May 1795 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Thecle LAMARRE was born 9 October 1774 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Marie-Thecle was the child of Pierre LAMARRE and Angelique THERRIEN.
m. Lamarre Marie-Thecle
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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