Jean-Baptiste
BERARD dit LÉPINE
(b.
26 April 1765
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
9 October 1851
,
Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East
)
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Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE was born 26 April 1765 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LEPINE and Marguerite DESHAIES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Thérèse CHEVALIER (maternal) Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Josephte MOREAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve LAFERRIERE 30 May 1791 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Genevieve LAFERRIERE was born 15 February 1771 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Genevieve died 15 November 1831 in Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada. Genevieve was the child of Andre AURE dit LAFERRIERE and Geneviève LAVENTURE dite MADRAN.
Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE died 9 October 1851 in Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East.
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste 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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