Geneviève
PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR
(b.
12 April 1721
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
22 December 1748
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
)
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Geneviève PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR was born 12 April 1721 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Geneviève PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR was the child of Jean-Louis PLESSIS dit BÉLAIR and Marie-Anne PETIT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean PETIT dit BOISMOREL and Marie BAILLYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Pierre LAVALLEE abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre LAVALLEE was born 1 April 1716 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre died 4 March 1783 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre was the child of Jean LAVALLÉE and Jeanne-Catherine HUS PAUL.
Geneviève PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR died 22 December 1748 in Sorel, Canada, New France .
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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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