flag male ancestor  Joseph  RIVARD dit LORANGER

  (b. July 1, 1805 Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Lower Canada   d. 23 January 1879 St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada )  

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Joseph RIVARD dit LORANGER was born July 1, 1805 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Lower Canada

Joseph RIVARD dit LORANGER was the child of Joseph-Pierre-Edouard RIVARD dit LORANGER   and   Marie-Anne TOUPIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph LORANGER and Marguerite ARSENAULT (maternal)  Pierre TOUPIN and Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX

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

Joseph  married  Marie DESILETS 4 February 1828 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie DESILETS  was born 4 December 1805 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).  Marie died 6 August 1897 in St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada.  Marie was the child of Pierre DESILETS and Rosalie ELIE.

Joseph RIVARD dit LORANGER died 23 January 1879 in St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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