Michel
PETIT dit LAPRE
(b.
4 September 1735
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
d.
28 April 1817
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
)
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Michel PETIT dit LAPRE was born 4 September 1735 in Verchères, Canada, New France
Michel PETIT dit LAPRE was the child of Michel PETIT and Madeleine JETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel PETIT and Madeleine LUSSIER (maternal) Paul JETTE and Martine DEMERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Archange-Angelique LALUE dite LAMONTAGNE 21 November 1757 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Archange-Angelique LALUE dite LAMONTAGNE was born 14 December 1738 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Archange-Angelique died 3 May 1821 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Archange-Angelique was the child of Jean-Baptiste LALUE and Marie-Catherine LEDUC.
Michel PETIT dit LAPRE died 28 April 1817 in Varennes, 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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