Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE

Born

3 June 1797 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Died

Catherine married Simeon LAREAU 25 October 1813 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Simeon LAREAU was born 8 October 1792 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . Simeon died 7 May 1857 in Napierville, Canada East . Simeon was the child of Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Josephte BOURASSA .

Parents & Family of Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE

Parents of Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE

Father

Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE

Mother

Marie-Louise BROSSEAU

Grandparents of Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE Madeleine LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents

Louis BROSSEAU Marie-Louise FRECHETTE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE

Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE married

Simeon LAREAU
Marriage date: 25 October 1813
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Simeon LAREAU was the child of Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Josephte BOURASSA

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Children of Simeon LAREAU and Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE

Genevieve LAREAU

Born: 4 May 1829, Napierville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Isaie HEBERT 23 February 1846 Place: Napierville, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Catherine's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1797
3 June 1797
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

1813 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE and Simeon LAREAU 25 October 1813, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 16 years old.

1829 Birth of Child
Genevieve LAREAU was born 4 May 1829, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Catherine was 31 years old.

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