Joseph
RIVARD dit LAVIGNE
(b.
25 February 1743
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
d.
,
)
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Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born
25 February 1743
in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France .
Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE
was the child of
Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE
and
Marie-Josephte COTNOIR
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and
Geneviève TROTTIER
(maternal)
Antoine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) DE VILLIER and
Marguerite PROVENCHER
m. Duteau Charlotte
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Over time, Quebec 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 Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.
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What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Canada 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)
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Ile Dupas)
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Birth 25 February 1743
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Ile Dupas)
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