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Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was the child of François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Antoinette GIARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Hélène LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC (maternal) Gabriel GIARD and Geneviève FAVREAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephe married Charles DUPONT 12 October 1761 in Contrecœur, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles DUPONT was born 12 February 1722 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Charles died 24 February 1776 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Charles was the child of Nicolas DUPONT and Angelique PARENT.
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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