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Alexis LAVIGNE dit RIVARD was born 11 August 1822 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Alexis LAVIGNE dit RIVARD was the child of Alexis RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Julie POISSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Elisabeth ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ (maternal) Alexis POISSON and Marguerite CHAMPOUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Julie BARIL 27 February 1843 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie BARIL was born 16 March 1819 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Julie died 23 May 1854 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Julie was the child of Joseph BARIL and Angélique ROBERGE.
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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