Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE

(b. May 10, 1800 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada d. , Pepin County, Wisconsin, USA )

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Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE was born May 10, 1800 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Antoine BÉRARD dit LEPINE was the child of Joseph BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marguerite BARTHE dite BELLEVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Angélique MOREAU (maternal) Antoine BARTHE dit BELLEVILLE and Marie-Elisabeth COCHU

Antoine was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1880.

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

Antoine married Marguerite GERMAIN dite BELISLE 20 November 1821 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite GERMAIN dite BELISLE was born December 23, 1796 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marguerite was the child of Charles-David GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Marie-Archange NEVEU.

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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