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Basile-Louis RIEL dit L'IRLANDE was born 22 April 1755 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Basile-Louis RIEL dit L'IRLANDE was the child of Marc-Antoine RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Madeleine QUINTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Louise COUTU (COTTU) (maternal) Pierre QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Marie-Marguerite HUNAULT (HUNEAULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Basile-Louis married Marguerite VIGNEAULT 3 February 1783 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite VIGNEAULT was born 9 October 1750 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 28 April 1806 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste VIGNEAULT and Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.
Basile-Louis married (2) Agathe BEAUDOIN 7 January 1807 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Agathe BEAUDOIN was born abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Agathe was the child of Louis BEAUDOIN and Suzanne MASTA.
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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