Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE

(b. 3 June 1797 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )

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Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE was born 3 June 1797 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE was the child of Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Louise BROSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE and Madeleine LEFEBVRE (maternal) Louis BROSSEAU and Marie-Louise FRECHETTE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Simeon died 7 May 1857 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Simeon was the child of Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Josephte BOURASSA.

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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Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE married

Simeon LAREAU-- Date: 25 October 1813 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 (b.4 May 1829, Napierville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Isaie HEBERT 23 February 1846 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

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1797 Birth
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.

Added: 1/15/2026 1:06:17 PM - Updated: 1/15/2026 1:07:34 PM