Joseph
RIVARD dit GERVAIS
(b.
20 June 1752
,
Berthierville, Canada, New France
d.
26 August 1834
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph RIVARD dit GERVAIS was born 20 June 1752 in Berthierville, Canada, New France
Joseph RIVARD dit GERVAIS was the child of Gervais-Marie RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and Geneviève TROTTIER (maternal) Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie HUSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Anne CARTIER 29 May 1780 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Anne CARTIER was born 11 December 1763 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 18 December 1798 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of François-De-Sales CARTIER and Louise-Marie PETIT dite BRUNEAU.
Joseph RIVARD dit GERVAIS died 26 August 1834 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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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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