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Helene LIENARD dite BOISJOLI was born 23 June 1781 in Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada
Helene LIENARD dite BOISJOLI was the child of Jean-Baptiste LIENARD dit BOISJOLI and Judith FORTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Louis LIÉNARD dit DURBOIS and Marie-Anne SYLVESTRE (maternal) Pierre-Noël FORTIER and Geneviève PAULETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Helene married Antoine BELAND 1 September 1806 in Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Antoine BELAND was born 6 April 1777 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Antoine died 10 June 1854 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Antoine was the child of Augustin BELAND and Marie-Thérèse LIENARD.
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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