Julie BERIAULT dite BOISCLAIR

(b. 16 April 1810 , Nicolet, Lower Canada d. , )

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Julie BERIAULT dite BOISCLAIR was born 16 April 1810 in Nicolet, Lower Canada

Julie BERIAULT dite BOISCLAIR was the child of Louis BERIAULT (BARRIAU) and Marie-Josephe COTTRET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BERIAULT dit BOISCLAIR and Marie-Marguerite AUBRY (maternal) Louis COTTRET dit RENÉ and Marie-Michelle PROVENCHER dite VILLARD

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

Julie married Jules POIRIER 2 February 1830 in Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jules POIRIER was born abt. 1801 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jules died 11 March 1880 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*. Jules was the child of Pierre POIRIER and Rose BERGERON.

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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