Louis
DENIS dit LAPIERRE
(b.
5 May 1767
,
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
15 December 1843
,
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East
)
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Louis DENIS dit LAPIERRE was born 5 May 1767 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis DENIS dit LAPIERRE was the child of Nicolas DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Charlotte ISABELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Jacques DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Veronique MATHIEU (maternal) Thomas ISABEL and Madeleine FORTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Josephte TURGEON 11 October 1796 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte TURGEON was born 16 August 1772 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Josephte died 28 August 1831 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Josephte was the child of Jean TURGEON and Louise LECOUR.
Louis DENIS dit LAPIERRE died 15 December 1843 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East .
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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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