Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE

(b. abt. 1739 , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 April 1818 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was born abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNÉ and Geneviève FOURNIER (maternal) Louis LÉTOURNEAU and Anne BLOUIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS 6 February 1764 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS was born 12 October 1743 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 15 April 1812 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Madeleine was the child of Pierre-Noel DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Madeleine MORIN.

Pierre married (2) Genevieve GOSSELIN 7 February 1814 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada . Genevieve GOSSELIN was born 22 December 1734 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Genevieve died 10 January 1826 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Genevieve was the child of Pierre-Joseph GOSSELIN and Elisabeth CASSE (LACASSE).

Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE died 12 April 1818 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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