Marguerite
GELINAS dite LACOURSE
(b.
12 March 1750
,
Maskinongé, Canada, New France
d.
27 April 1790
,
Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE was born 12 March 1750 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE was the child of Alexis GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Marguerite FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE and Madeleine BOURBEAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Marguerite BERGERONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Joseph-Marie BERNIER 25 June 1781 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph-Marie BERNIER was born 6 May 1759 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Marie died 31 August 1840 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Joseph-Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS.
Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE died 27 April 1790 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada .
m. 26 Oct 1772, Louiseville, Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada
Marc Juneau
(1746–1781)
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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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