Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR

(b. abt. 1720 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada

Françoise RIVARD dite BEAUCOUR was the child of François RIVARD dit BEAUCOUR and Marie-Catherine MOREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE (maternal) Jean MOREAU dit LAPORTE and Anne GUILLET

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

Françoise married Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ 19 February 1743 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph-Pierre MASSÉ was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph-Pierre died 18 February 1779 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Joseph-Pierre was the child of Louis MASSÉ and Marie-Catherine PROVENCHER.

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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