Marguerite
LAVALLEE dite BRETEL
(b.
abt. 1688
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
28 March 1758
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Marguerite LAVALLEE dite BRETEL was born abt. 1688 in Québec Province, Canada
Marguerite LAVALLEE dite BRETEL was the child of François FRANCOEUR dit LAVALLEE and Marie-Madeleine ST-JEAN dite LAVALLEESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Pierre DUMESNIL 4 May 1716 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre DUMESNIL was born 22 July 1696 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Pierre died abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre was the child of Pierre DUMESNIL and Catherine GODIN.
Marguerite LAVALLEE dite BRETEL died 28 March 1758 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite appear below.
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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