Marie
PETIT dite LAPRE
(b.
26 August 1770
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
18 April 1857
,
Varennes, Canada East
)
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Marie PETIT dite LAPRE was born 26 August 1770 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie PETIT dite LAPRE was the child of Augustin PETIT dit LAPRE and Marie-Louise MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marie CHOQUET (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Anne MONGEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Alexis PATENAUDE 8 February1796 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . Alexis PATENAUDE was born 11 December 1745 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Alexis died 20 July 1820 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Alexis was the child of François PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) and Geneviève LAMARRE.
Marie PETIT dite LAPRE died 18 April 1857 in Varennes, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Marie 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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