Marie-Josephte
PEPIN dite LAFORCE
(b.
8 November 1767
,
Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
25 February 1840
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE was born 8 November 1767 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE was the child of Joseph PEPIN dit LAFORCE and Marie Théotiste ORION dite CHAMPAGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph PÉPIN dit LAFORCE and Marguerite LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE (maternal) Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) and Anne Jeanne RICHARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER 8 January 1788 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph-Louis GAUTHIER was born 20 February 1763 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Joseph-Louis died 1 May 1854 in Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas). Joseph-Louis was the child of Gabriel GAUTHIER and Madeleine JOYAL.
Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE died 25 February 1840 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Marie-Josephte 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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