Hyacinthe RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

(b. 2 July 1762 , Batiscan, Canada d. 10 November 1824 , Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada )

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Hyacinthe RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 2 July 1762 in Batiscan, Canada

Hyacinthe RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was the child of Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Genevieve BRISSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE) (maternal) François-Michel BRISSON and Marguerite PERRAULT

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

Hyacinthe married Marie-Josephte LEMAY 1 August 1786 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte LEMAY was born 12 November 1756 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 3 April 1825 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of François LEMAY dit LE POUDRIER and Louise PERRAULT.

Hyacinthe RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE died 10 November 1824 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, 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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