Robert
RIVARD dit LAVIGNE
(b.
8 July 1723
,
Yamachiche, Canada, New France
d.
5 November 1778
,
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was born 8 July 1723 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE was the child of Louis-Joseph RIVARD dit BELLEFEUILLE and Marie-Francoise LESIEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Madeleine GUILLET (maternal) Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Françoise LAFONDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Robert married Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 5 March 1753 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 28 June 1731 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephte died 13 August 1798 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS and Marie-Elisabeth RIVARD dite LAVIGNE.
Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE died 5 November 1778 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, 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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