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Zenaide CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was born 2 June 1858 in La Présentation, Canada East
Zenaide CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was the child of Joseph-Gregoire CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Helene MILLET HUS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Élisabeth CAMPBELL (maternal) Antoine MILLET HUS and Marguerite AUDET dite LAPOINTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Zenaide married Toussaint GIRARD 5 October 1875 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Toussaint GIRARD was born 13 December 1852 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Toussaint was the child of Augustin GIRARD and Marie-Paule BOUSQUET.
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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