Pierre LARUE dit DESPLAINES

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abt. 1822 , Québec Province, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES Theotiste SENECAL

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Born: abt. 1822 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES

Mother: Theotiste SENECAL

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LARUE dit DESPLAINES , Marie-Josephe LAVIOLETTE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph SENECAL dit LAFRAMBOISE , Charlotte DELAGE dite LAFLEUR

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Pierre married Marie BEAUDREAU 8 November 1847 in Saint-Aimé, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BEAUDREAU was born abt. 1822 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Antoine BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Marguerite ARSENAULT.

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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Pierre LARUE dit DESPLAINES married

Marie BEAUDREAU
Marriage date: 8 November 1847
Marriage place: Saint-Aimé, Canada East
Marie BEAUDREAU was the child of Antoine BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Marguerite ARSENAULT

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Hermeline LARUE dite DESPLAINES

Born: 13 December 1864, Saint-Aimé, Canada East
Died: 8 September 1946, Saint-Louis de Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Olivier PELOQUIN 6 June 1911 Place: Saint-Louis de Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Bonsecours)

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