Francoise
BERARD dite LÉPINE
(b.
6 March 1760
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada
d.
13 May 1829
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
)
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Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE was born 6 March 1760 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada
Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE was the child of Pierre BÉRARD and Françoise JACQUES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BÉRARD and Marie-Jeanne DERY (D'HERY) (maternal) Nicolas JACQUES and Marie-Catherine ALLARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francoise married Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME 26 February 1781 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME was born 6 September 1747 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Joseph died 14 July 1840 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Joseph was the child of Mathurin MERAUD and Therese HARNOIS.
Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE died 13 May 1829 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
m. Meraud Joseph
Details of the family tree of Francoise 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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