Marie-Madeleine PRIEUR dite ST LEGER

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30 September 1761 , Les Cèdres, Canada

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Marie-Madeleine PRIEUR dite ST LEGER was born 30 September 1761 in Les Cèdres, Canada

Marie-Madeleine PRIEUR dite ST LEGER was the child of ? and ?

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Marie-Madeleine married Pierre BERCIER 16 August 1790 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BERCIER was born 16 January 1748 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Pierre died 8 January 1812 in Saint-Régis, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Regis) (Akwesasne).

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Marie-Madeleine PRIEUR dite ST LEGER married

Pierre BERCIER-- Date: 16 August 1790 Place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Pierre BERCIER and Marie-Madeleine PRIEUR dite ST LEGER

Catherine BERCIER (b.8 June 1794, Saint-Régis, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Alexis CHRETIEN 6 February 1815 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1761 Birth
30 September 1761
Les Cèdres, Canada

1790 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine PRIEUR dite ST LEGER and Pierre BERCIER 16 August 1790, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

She was 28 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Catherine BERCIER was born 8 June 1794, Saint-Régis, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Regis) (Akwesasne)

Marie-Madeleine was 32 years old.

Added: 12/12/2025 4:25:19 PM - Updated: 12/12/2025 4:25:36 PM

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