Genevieve
LACOURSIERE dite RIVARD
(b.
1 April 1757
,
Berthierville, Canada, New France
d.
26 August 1843
,
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
)
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Genevieve LACOURSIERE dite RIVARD was born 1 April 1757 in Berthierville, Canada, New France
Genevieve LACOURSIERE dite RIVARD was the child of Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Marie-Anne MARCOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE) (maternal) Bernard-Pierre MARCOTTE and Marie-Louise HOUDESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Genevieve married Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN 27 October 1794 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN was born 9 January 1745 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Jean-Baptiste died 20 September 1801 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Thomas THERRIEN and Charlotte LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX.
Genevieve LACOURSIERE dite RIVARD died 26 August 1843 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada East.
m. Therrien Jean-Baptiste
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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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