Alexis
AUREZ dit LAFERRIERE
(b.
17 February 1809
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
d.
23 February 1887
,
Berthierville, Québec, Canada
)
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Alexis AUREZ dit LAFERRIERE was born 17 February 1809 in Berthierville, Lower Canada
Alexis AUREZ dit LAFERRIERE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Marie-Stephanie DUTEAU dite GRANDPRE 29 January 1833 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Stephanie DUTEAU dite GRANDPRE was born 28 September 1818 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Stephanie died 10 November 1858 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).
Alexis AUREZ dit LAFERRIERE died 23 February 1887 in Berthierville, Québec, 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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