Marie-Anne
PETIT dite LAPRÉ
(b.
30 December 1716
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
29 May 1794
,
Châteauguay, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ was born 30 December 1716 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ was the child of Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PETIT and Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (maternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) and Barbe RICHAUMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE 20 November 1736 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charles died 2 December 1788 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Charles was the child of Amable BREILLARD (BREARD) dit LAROCHE and Marie LAFOND.
Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRÉ died 29 May 1794 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne appear below.
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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