Marie BERARD dite LÉPINE

(b. 21 March 1762 , Berthierville, Canada d. 23 February 1840 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Marie BERARD dite LÉPINE was born 21 March 1762 in Berthierville, Canada

Marie BERARD dite LÉPINE was the child of Pierre BERARD dit LEPINE and Geneviève SYLVESTRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Angélique DÉSORCY (maternal) Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

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Marie married Pierre FAUTEUX 19 February 1781 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre FAUTEUX was born 28 January 1760 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Pierre died 27 December 1812 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Pierre FAUTEUX and Gabrielle-Élisabeth DÉSORCY.

Marie BERARD dite LÉPINE died 23 February 1840 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower 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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