Rosalie
VASSEUR dite BELISLE
(b.
abt. 1817
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
18 July 1882
,
Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada
)
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Rosalie VASSEUR dite BELISLE was born abt. 1817 in Québec Province, Canada
Rosalie VASSEUR dite BELISLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste VASSEUR dit BELISLE and Elisabeth DESPRES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BELISLE dit LEVASSEUR and Marie-Geneviève ELIE (HELIE) dite BRETON (maternal) Joseph DESPRES and Thérèse GERVAISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rosalie married Gedeon PEPIN 21 February 1843 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gedeon PEPIN was born abt. 1812 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Gedeon was the child of Pierre PEPIN and Marguerite LITTLEFIELD.
Rosalie VASSEUR dite BELISLE died 18 July 1882 in Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada .
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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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