Louis OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE

(b. abt. 1721 , France d. 7 February 1785 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE was born abt. 1721 in France

Louis OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE was the child of ? and ?

Louis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1757.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Marie-Madeleine HÉNAULT (ENAUD) 24 October 1757 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Madeleine HÉNAULT (ENAUD) was born 5 June 1734 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Madeleine died 4 August 1813 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Geneviève GENEREUX.

Louis OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE died 7 February 1785 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .

son of Pierre Olivier and Marie-Anne Dubuc

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Occupation

Louis OLIVIER dit LAVICTOIRE was a Négociant.

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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