Geneviève
DENIS dite LAPIERRE
(b.
4 April 1759
,
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
d.
2 February 1805
,
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
)
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Geneviève DENIS dite LAPIERRE was born 4 April 1759 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Geneviève DENIS dite LAPIERRE was the child of Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Louise-Geneviève FRADET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Madeleine PICHET (maternal) Jean FRADET dit DEFRICHEUR and Marie-Madeleine GOSSELINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Charles DIERCE dit BEAULIEU 25 January 1780 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles DIERCE dit BEAULIEU was born 29 March 1761 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Charles died 22 January 1839 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Charles was the child of Charles DIERS dit BEAULIEU and Geneviève AUDET.
Geneviève DENIS dite LAPIERRE died 2 February 1805 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Geneviève appear below.
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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