Elisabeth
MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
(b.
20 September 1750
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
d.
22 January 1836
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 20 September 1750 in Verchères, Canada, New France
Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was the child of Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Isabelle MIEL dite LUSIGNAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX (maternal) Jean MIEL dit LUSIGNAN and Thérèse-Catherine LATOUCHESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elisabeth married Joseph PHANEUF 4 February 1771 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph PHANEUF was born 19 April 1750 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Joseph died 26 April 1830 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Madeleine LAUZON.
Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE died 22 January 1836 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Elisabeth 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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