Paul
MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE
(b.
7 February 1719
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
10 February 1770
,
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 7 February 1719 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Hélène LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) and Barbe RICHAUME (maternal) Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC and Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Paul married Marie-Cécile GIARD 7 January 1744 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Cécile GIARD was born 17 October 1720 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Cécile died 16 June 1787 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Cécile was the child of Gabriel GIARD and Suzanne MENARD dite LAPORTE.
Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE died 10 February 1770 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Paul 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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