Marie-Josephte
RIVARD dite LAVIGNE
(b.
7 January 1791
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
d.
24 October 1835
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was born 7 January 1791 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE was the child of Joseph RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Charlotte DUTEAU dite GRANDPRÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte COTNOIR (maternal) Jacques DUTEAU dit GRANDPRÉ and Josephte HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married Pierre SYLVESTRE 28 January 1811 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre SYLVESTRE was born 15 September 1785 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Pierre was the child of Louis-Paul SYLVESTRE and Ursule PERRAULT.
Marie-Josephte RIVARD dite LAVIGNE died 24 October 1835 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Josephte appear below.
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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