Geneviève LAVENTURE dite MADRAN

(b. abt. 1744 , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 March 1825 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève LAVENTURE dite MADRAN was born abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada

Geneviève LAVENTURE dite MADRAN was the child of François LAVENTURE dit MADRAN and Marie-Anne PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Antoine PIETTE dit TREMPE and Marie BOUCHER

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Geneviève married Andre AURE dit LAFERRIERE 9 January 1769 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Andre AURE dit LAFERRIERE was born abt. 1740 Andre died 25 August 1814 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada.

Geneviève LAVENTURE dite MADRAN died 3 March 1825 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
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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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