Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND

Born

10 November 1778 , Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

Marie-Josephte married Etienne LESSARD 7 October 1799 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Etienne LESSARD was born 26 June 1776 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada. Etienne was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Dorothee GIGUERE .

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND

Parents of Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND

Father

Pierre VERPILLON dit DEFOND

Mother

Marie DANIEL dite THOMAS

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jacob-Francois DANIEL dit THOMAS Agathe THERRIEN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND

Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND married

Etienne LESSARD
Marriage date: 7 October 1799
Marriage place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Etienne LESSARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Dorothee GIGUERE

Children of Etienne LESSARD and Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND

Josephte LESSARD

Born: abt. 1803, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph FILTEAU (FECTEAU) 30 September 1823 Place: Beauceville, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Josephte's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1778
10 November 1778
Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

1799 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND and Etienne LESSARD 7 October 1799, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

She was 20 years old.

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