Genevieve
BERARD dite LEPINE
(b.
11 September 1737
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
2 December 1786
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE was born 11 September 1737 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE was the child of Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Thérèse CHEVALIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER and Francoise-Catherine LAVALLEESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Genevieve married Alexis SYLVESTRE 10 February 1766 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexis SYLVESTRE was born 2 March 1741 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Alexis died abt. 1786 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Alexis was the child of Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.
Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE died 2 December 1786 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada.
m. Sylvestre Alexis
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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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