Pierre
RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE
(b.
25 January 1748
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
d.
14 April 1811
,
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 25 January 1748 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was the child of Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Josephe DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF and the grandchild of: (paternal) François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Madeleine LEPELLE (maternal) Jean DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF and Marie-Madeleine TROTTIERPierre had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Clemence BREILLY (BRAILLY) 1 October 1770 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Clemence BREILLY (BRAILLY) was born 19 August 1749 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Clemence died 16 December 1827 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Clemence was the child of Antoine BREILLY (BRAILLY) and Marie-Marguerite BOURDET.
Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE died 14 April 1811 in Kamouraska, 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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