Monique BERARD dite LEPINE

(b. abt. 1744 , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 February 1786 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Monique BERARD dite LEPINE was born abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada

Monique 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 LAVALLEE

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Monique married Joseph TELLIER 23 February 1767 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph TELLIER was born abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 24 May 1808 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Joseph was the child of Charles TELLIER and Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE.

Monique BERARD dite LEPINE died 22 February 1786 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, 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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