Mathilde
BELLEROSE dite MEUNIER
(b.
7 November 1859
,
Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East
d.
1 December 1930
,
Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Mathilde BELLEROSE dite MEUNIER was born 7 November 1859 in Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East
Mathilde BELLEROSE dite MEUNIER was the child of Laurent BELLEROSE dit MEUNIER and Mathilde BIRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) François MEUNIER dit BELLEROSE and Angelique ORION dite CHAMPAGNE (maternal) Barthelemy-Antoine BIRON and Isabelle-Elisabeth BUSSIERESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mathilde married Narcisse COURCHESNE 25 October 1881 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Narcisse COURCHESNE was born 25 September 1860 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Narcisse died 29 March 1947 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Narcisse was the child of Narcisse COURCHESNE and Thérèse CAYA.
Mathilde BELLEROSE dite MEUNIER died 1 December 1930 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA .
Details of the family tree of Mathilde 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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