Jean-Baptiste
LÉPINE dit LEGRIS
(b.
2 September 1773
,
Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
20 August 1833
,
Québec, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste LÉPINE dit LEGRIS was born 2 September 1773 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LÉPINE dit LEGRIS was the child of Jean-Marie LÉPINE dit LEGRIS and Marie-Louise BELLEAU (BELLOS) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume BELLEAU dit LAROSE and Marie-Louise HAMELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise BERGERON 25 November 1794 in Québec, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise BERGERON was born 25 February 1779 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise died 4 July 1844 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise was the child of Charles BERGERON and Marie-Louise BOURGET.
Jean-Baptiste LÉPINE dit LEGRIS died 20 August 1833 in Québec, 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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