Alexis
RIVARD dit LAVIGNE
(b.
2 February 1800
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
d.
13 November 1890
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada
)
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Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 2 February 1800 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Elisabeth ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Jacques RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte RICHARD dite PRE (maternal) Michel ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ and Catherine MAILLOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Julie POISSON 9 October 1821 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie POISSON was born 15 November 1802 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Julie died 20 May 1840 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Julie was the child of Alexis POISSON and Marguerite CHAMPOUX.
Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 13 November 1890 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Alexis 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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