Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE

(b. 4 March 1739 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1824 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE was born 4 March 1739 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE was the child of Pierre BÉRARD and Marie-Catherine JOLY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE) (maternal) Julien JOLY dit LAFOREST and Catherine VANET dite PARISIEN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Genevieve married Louis-Amable BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) 13 June 1763 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis-Amable BALARD dit LATOUR (BALLARD) was born 15 March 1741 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Louis-Amable died 26 February 1801 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Louis-Amable was the child of Louis BALARD and Marguerite BRÛLÉ.

Genevieve married (2) Joseph PROULX 16 August 1802 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Joseph PROULX was born abt. 1731 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 19 May 1822 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Joseph was the child of Joseph PROULX and Marie-Marthe GAGNE.

Genevieve BERARD dite LEPINE died 23 June 1824 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Balard Louis-Amable
m. Proulx Joseph

Details of the family tree of Genevieve appear below.

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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