Charles LAVERDIERE dit COCHON

(b. abt. 1759 , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 July 1834 , St-Anselme, Quebec, Canada )

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Charles LAVERDIERE dit COCHON was born abt. 1759 in Québec Province, Canada

Charles LAVERDIERE dit COCHON was the child of Pierre-Noel LAVERDIERE dit CAUCHON and Marie ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE and Catherine DUMAS (maternal) Alexis ROY and Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles married Marie-Marguerite LANGEVIN 24 February 1783 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite LANGEVIN was born 2 December 1765 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite died 8 October 1826 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jean LEBRUN dit LANGEVIN and Marie-Josephe LARRIVÉE.

Charles LAVERDIERE dit COCHON died 10 July 1834 in St-Anselme, Quebec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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