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CARIGNAN dit MENARD Family Genealogy
Etienne CARIGNAN dit MENARD was born 20 December 1789 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . Etienne CARIGNAN dit MENARD was the child of Joseph CARIGNAN dit BÉNARD and Angelique FRECHETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Louis BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Josephte CHAPERON (maternal) Simon FRECHETTE and Louise-Josephe BASILE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Etienne married Marie-Louise MEUNIER 11 May 1812 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marie-Louise MEUNIER was born 18 August 1786 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Louise was the child of Augustin-Bruno MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Louise-Praxede PETIT.
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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know? Quebec contains more than 3% of the world’s fresh water reserves.
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)
1789 Birth
20 December 1789
Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
1812 Marriage / Partner
Etienne CARIGNAN dit MENARD and Marie-Louise MEUNIER 11 May 1812, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
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