Louis REGEAS dit LAPRADE

(b. 18 May 1718 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. , )

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Louis REGEAS dit LAPRADE was born 18 May 1718 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Louis REGEAS dit LAPRADE was the child of Louis REGEAS and Marie-Anne GUIGNARD dite DALCOUR (DALCOURT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean REGEAS dit LAPRADE and Marie JAMIN (JASMIN) (maternal) Pierre GUIGNARD dit D'OLONNE and Françoise TIERCE

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Louis married Marie-Marguerite BREARD dite LAROCHE abt. 1736 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Marguerite BREARD dite LAROCHE was born 5 May 1722 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Marguerite died 6 September 1775 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE and Élisabeth-Isabelle PERRAULT.

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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