Marie-Victoire
RIVARD dite LAVIGNE
(b.
2 September 1789
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
23 December 1850
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East
)
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Marie-Victoire RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 2 September 1789 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Victoire RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Suzanne BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE (maternal) Alexis BEAUFORT dit BRUNELLE and Marie Anne PARRSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Victoire married Alexis DURAND 11 August 1818 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis DURAND was born 14 June 1772 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Alexis died 25 December 1863 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Alexis was the child of Gabriel DURAND and Marie Henriette (Louise) HEBERT.
Marie-Victoire RIVARD dite LAVIGNE died 23 December 1850 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East .
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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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