Leonard
BERARD dit LÉPINE
(b.
6 November 1814
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
d.
5 May 1894
,
Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada
)
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Leonard BERARD dit LÉPINE was born 6 November 1814 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Leonard BERARD dit LÉPINE was the child of Louis-Gonzague BERARD dit LÉPINE and Marie-Madeleine GUIMOND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE and Genevieve LAFERRIERE (maternal) Jean-Marie-Baptiste GUIMOND and Felicite BARRETTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Leonard married Julie BRULE 26 January 1836 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie BRULE was born 12 December 1816 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Julie died 19 April 1902 in Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada. Julie was the child of Alexis BRULE and Marie-Marguerite MALBOEUF.
Leonard BERARD dit LÉPINE died 5 May 1894 in Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada.
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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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