Louis
LAPORTE dit DENIS
(b.
13 September 1778
,
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
25 June 1854
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
)
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Louis LAPORTE dit DENIS was born 13 September 1778 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis LAPORTE dit DENIS was the child of Louis LAPORTE and Marie-Amable PAPINEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Thérèse MASSÉ dite SANCERRE (maternal) François PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY and Marie-Josephte VAUTOURSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marguerite LARRIVÉE 2 June 1806 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LARRIVÉE was born 9 June 1783 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marguerite died 1 July 1833 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marguerite was the child of Jacques LARRIVÉE and Charlotte BEAUDRY.
Louis LAPORTE dit DENIS died 25 June 1854 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East.
Details of the family tree of Louis appear below.
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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