Isabelle-Elisabeth
PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE
(b.
16 February 1795
,
Chambly, Lower Canada
d.
14 March 1881
,
Québec Province, Canada
)
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Isabelle-Elisabeth PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE was born 16 February 1795 in Chambly, Lower Canada
Isabelle-Elisabeth PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE was the child of Joseph PIEDALUE and Marie-Catherine ASHBY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien-Bertrand PIEDALUE and Anne-Catherine BROSSEAU (maternal) William ASHBY and Marie-Danielle BERTHIAUMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Isabelle-Elisabeth married François Alexandre (Xavier) BENOIT 22 February 1813 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada . François Alexandre (Xavier) BENOIT was born 22 April 1791 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). François Alexandre (Xavier) died 29 June 1873 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. François Alexandre (Xavier) was the child of Paul BENOIT and Marie-Elisabeth LACOSTE (BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS).
Isabelle-Elisabeth PIEDALUE dite PRAIRIE died 14 March 1881 in Québec Province, Canada.
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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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