Marguerite DELPÊCHE dite BÉLAIR

(b. abt. 1687 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Marguerite DELPÊCHE dite BÉLAIR was born abt. 1687 in Québec Province, Canada

Marguerite DELPÊCHE dite BÉLAIR was the child of Bernard DELPECHE dit BELAIR and Marie-Marguerite JOURDAIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL 14 September 1705 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Jean-Baptiste BERLOIN dit NANTEL was born abt. 1670 in France. Jean-Baptiste died 4 November 1740 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus).

Marguerite married (2) Joseph LABELLE 24 September 1743 in Laval, Canada, New France . Joseph LABELLE was born abt. 1686 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 22 March 1750 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Joseph was the child of Guillaume LABELLE and Anne CHARBONNEAU.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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