Olivier
BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS
(b.
5 May 1827
,
Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
d.
9 August 1893
,
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Olivier BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 5 May 1827 in Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
Olivier BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was the child of Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Anne GREGOIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Archange GAGNÉ (maternal) Nicolas GREGOIRE and Catherine GUERINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Olivier married Rosalie MONETTE 3 March 1851 in Saint-Valentin, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rosalie MONETTE was born 21 December 1834 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Rosalie died 16 September 1909 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Rosalie was the child of Paul Hippolyte MONET and Rose (Rosalie) TRAHAN.
Olivier BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS died 9 August 1893 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
Details of the family tree of Olivier appear below.
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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