Rene-Pierre
LACROIX dit BOURGAULT
(b.
6 September 1758
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
d.
6 October 1821
,
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
)
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Rene-Pierre LACROIX dit BOURGAULT was born 6 September 1758 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Rene-Pierre LACROIX dit BOURGAULT was the child of Bonaventure BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Angelique VARIN dite LAPISTOLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Angélique BRUNET (maternal) Nicolas VARIN dit LAPISTOLE and Angélique DEMERS (DUMAIS)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rene-Pierre married Marie-Josephe MARCOUX 3 April 1780 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe MARCOUX was born 24 July 1761 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Josephe died 4 May 1797 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph-Marie MARCOUX and Marguerite EMERY dite CODERRE.
Rene-Pierre LACROIX dit BOURGAULT died 6 October 1821 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Rene-Pierre 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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