Marguerite
LAPORTE dite DENIS
(b.
11 February 1818
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
d.
14 September 1864
,
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East
)
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Marguerite LAPORTE dite DENIS was born 11 February 1818 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marguerite LAPORTE dite DENIS was the child of Louis LAPORTE dit DENIS and Marguerite LARRIVÉE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis LAPORTE and Marie-Amable PAPINEAU (maternal) Jacques LARRIVÉE and Charlotte BEAUDRYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Joseph CHAPUT 2 February 1836 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph CHAPUT was born 11 June 1813 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Joseph was the child of Charles CHAPUT and Thecle MESSIER.
Marguerite LAPORTE dite DENIS died 14 September 1864 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite 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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