Cécile
MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
(b.
7 April 1749
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
5 February 1789
,
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Cécile MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 7 April 1749 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Cécile MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was the child of Paul MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Cécile GIARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Hélène LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC (maternal) Gabriel GIARD and Suzanne MENARD dite LAPORTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Cécile married Michel-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 8 April 1771 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE was born 25 September 1748 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Michel-Valérien died 14 May 1801 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Michel-Valérien was the child of Jean-Valérien CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Marie-Angélique DANSEREAU.
Cécile MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE died 5 February 1789 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Cécile 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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