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Marie-Reine POUTRE dite LAVIGNE was born 24 November 1796 in La Prairie, Lower Canada
Marie-Reine POUTRE dite LAVIGNE was the child of Antoine POUTRE and Marie-Reine BLEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Angelique LAMARRE (maternal) Joseph-Marie BLEAU and Marie-Agathe-Françoise LAVOIESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Reine married Louis REMILLARD 7 October 1811 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis REMILLARD was born 17 September 1791 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Louis was the child of Louis-Marie REMILLARD and Cecile SMITH.
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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