Marie-Elisabeth
ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ
(b.
23 July 1762
,
Deschaillons, Canada
d.
1 May 1833
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Elisabeth ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ was born 23 July 1762 in Deschaillons, Canada
Marie-Elisabeth ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ was the child of Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ and Catherine MAILLOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ and Marie-Marguerite LEBOEUF (maternal) Jacques MAILLOT and Angélique HOUY dite ST-LAURENTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Elisabeth married Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE 17 February 1783 in Deschaillons, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 18 February 1755 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Francois died 26 October 1817 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Francois was the child of Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE.
Marie-Elisabeth ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ died 1 May 1833 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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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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