Joseph
MERAUD dit LAPLUME
(b.
6 September 1747
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
14 July 1840
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME was born 6 September 1747 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME was the child of Mathurin MERAUD and Therese HARNOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph HARNOIS and Angélique PETITSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE 26 February 1781 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE was born 6 March 1760 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Francoise died 13 May 1829 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Francoise was the child of Pierre BÉRARD and Françoise JACQUES.
Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME died 14 July 1840 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph 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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