Michel
BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS
(b.
28 September 1755
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
d.
2 October 1830
,
Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada
)
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Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 28 September 1755 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was the child of Francois BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Anne JANOT dite LACHAPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Marie BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Marguerite-Catherine FONTAINE (maternal) Nicolas JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Anne SENETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Archange GAGNÉ 10 January 1785 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Archange GAGNÉ was born 7 December 1758 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Archange died 21 March 1804 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Archange was the child of Honore-Joseph GAGNÉ and Marie-Josephte LAVIGNE dite BRODEUR.
Michel BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS died 2 October 1830 in Sainte-Martine, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Michel 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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