Marie-Catherine
LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE
(b.
25 November 1702
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
29 August 1770
,
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE was born 25 November 1702 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE was the child of Clément LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Marguerite ROY and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre ROY and Catherine DUCHARMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Catherine married Rene BOURASSA 28 September 1721 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Rene BOURASSA was born 21 December 1688 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Rene died 6 September 1778 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Rene was the child of François BOURASSA and Marie LEBER.
Marie-Catherine LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dite LAPLANTE died 29 August 1770 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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