Élisabeth
BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE
(b.
2 May 1720
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
21 September 1769
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was born 2 May 1720 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne MESSIER (maternal) Leger HÉBERT and Marguerite-Marie GAMELINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Élisabeth married Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) 7 January 1739 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Antoine PROVOST (PREVOST) was born 26 April 1713 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Antoine died 26 December 1776 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Antoine was the child of Pierre PROVOST and Marie-Anne CHAUDILLON.
Élisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE died 21 September 1769 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Élisabeth 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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