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Louise-Renee PECAUDY dite CONTRECOEUR was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada
Louise-Renee PECAUDY dite CONTRECOEUR was the child of François-Antoine PECAUDY and Jeanne ST-OURS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine PECAUDY and Barbe DENIS (maternal) Pierre ST-OURS dit L’ECHAILLON and Marie MULLOIS (MULOIS)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louise-Renee married Rene BOUCHER 8 November 1739 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rene BOUCHER was born 16 May 1699 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Rene died 10 April 1773 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Rene was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Marguerite-Charlotte DENIS.
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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