Louis HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE

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12 June 1807 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Born: 12 June 1807 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Louis married Adelaide LANGLOIS dite GERMAIN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adelaide LANGLOIS dite GERMAIN was born 13 October 1812 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Adelaide was the child of Michel LANGLOIS dit GERMAIN and Angelique CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE.

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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Adelaide LANGLOIS dite GERMAIN
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Adelaide LANGLOIS dite GERMAIN was the child of Michel LANGLOIS dit GERMAIN and Angelique CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE

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Moise LAGANIERE

Born: 18 August 1833, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 29 June 1901, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Married: Philomene PROULX 15 January 1856 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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