Marie-Josephte
GERMAIN dite BELISLE
(b.
3 August 1750
,
Deschambault, Canada, New France
d.
19 March 1827
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE was born 3 August 1750 in Deschambault, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE was the child of Charles-Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Josephte ARCAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Henri GERMAIN dit BELISLE and Geneviève-Elisabeth MARCOTTE (maternal) François ARCAND and Marie-Françoise DUBREUILSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE 19 November 1770 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE was born 10 January 1740 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Michel died 12 November 1793 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Thérèse CHEVALIER.
Marie-Josephte GERMAIN dite BELISLE died 19 March 1827 in Berthierville, 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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