Marie-Josephte LORANGER dite RIVARD

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3 October 1749 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

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Joseph LORANGER dit RIVARD Geneviève COTE

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Born: 3 October 1749 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph LORANGER dit RIVARD

Mother: Geneviève COTE

Paternal grandparents: Claude RIVARD dit LORANGER , Marie-Catherine ROY dite CHÂTELLERAULT

Maternal grandparents: Jean COTE , Geneviève TREPANIER (TRÉPAGNY)

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Marie-Josephte married Joseph MELANSON 17 October 1774 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph MELANSON was born abt. 1745 in Acadia, Canada. Joseph was the child of Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Marguerite BENOIT.

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Marie-Josephte LORANGER dite RIVARD married

Joseph MELANSON
Marriage date: 17 October 1774
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph MELANSON was the child of Benoni MELANÇON (MELANSON) and Marguerite BENOIT

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Josephte MELANSON

Born: abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 29 September 1794 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1749
3 October 1749
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte LORANGER dite RIVARD and Joseph MELANSON 17 October 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 25 years old.

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