Marguerite
DENIS dite LAPIERRE
(b.
21 May 1762
,
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
d.
30 March 1832
,
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
)
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Marguerite DENIS dite LAPIERRE was born 21 May 1762 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Marguerite DENIS dite LAPIERRE was the child of Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Louise-Geneviève FRADET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles DENIS dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Madeleine PICHET (maternal) Jean FRADET dit DEFRICHEUR and Marie-Madeleine GOSSELINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Joseph LETOURNEAU 5 April 1785 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph LETOURNEAU was born 18 March 1760 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 18 August 1799 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Ignace LETOURNEAU and Marguerite COUTURE.
Marguerite DENIS dite LAPIERRE died 30 March 1832 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite 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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