Bénonie
LAPIERRE dit MEUNIER
(b.
23 February 1857
,
Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Canada East
d.
20 February 1938
,
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Bénonie LAPIERRE dit MEUNIER was born 23 February 1857 in Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Canada East
Bénonie LAPIERRE dit MEUNIER was the child of Jean Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Sophronie ROBIDOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Justine DANSEREAU (maternal) Amable ROBIDOUX and Marie-Anne GOUPILSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Bénonie married Georgiana MARCOUX dite ST-ONGE 10 February 1880 in Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Georgiana MARCOUX dite ST-ONGE was born 27 April 1859 in Saint-Pie, Québec, Canada. Georgiana died abt. 1933 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Georgiana was the child of Joseph MARCOUX dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Celeste TARTE.
Bénonie LAPIERRE dit MEUNIER died 20 February 1938 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
Details of the family tree of Bénonie 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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