Geneviève
RICHARD dite PRE
(b.
3 February 1740
,
Louiseville, Canada, New France
d.
24 April 1796
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Geneviève RICHARD dite PRE was born 3 February 1740 in Louiseville, Canada, New France
Geneviève RICHARD dite PRE was the child of Richard Jacques RICHARD dit PRAY and Louise POTHIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste POTHIER and Marie-Étiennette BEAUVAISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Charles BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHESNE 19 October 1759 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHESNE was born abt. 1736 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charles died 7 March 1826 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Charles was the child of Joseph BOURBEAU dit BEAUCHESNE and Marguerite-Agathe BIGOT.
Geneviève RICHARD dite PRE died 24 April 1796 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Geneviève 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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