Marie
BÉRARD dite LEPINE
(b.
8 September 1786
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
,
Québec Province, Canada
)
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Marie BÉRARD dite LEPINE was born 8 September 1786 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie BÉRARD dite LEPINE was the child of Pierre BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine CHIVETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Angélique MOREAU (maternal) Etienne CHEVRETTE and Marie-Madeleine GUYONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Florent GIASSON 10 January 1809 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Florent GIASSON was born 17 January 1790 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Florent died 9 May 1848 in Coopersville, Clinton, New York, USA (Corbeau). Florent was the child of Jean GIASSON dit CHIASSON and Marie-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE.
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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