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Marie-Hilaire-Louise COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE was born abt. 1696 in Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Hilaire-Louise COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE was the child of Philibert COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Catherine LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Nicole DUCHESNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Hilaire-Louise never married Louis VIAU . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis VIAU was born 7 November 1696 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Louis died 12 February 1728 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Louis was the child of Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Thérèse ROBIN dite LAPOINTE.
married Jean-Baptiste Scofen Lepine
25 June 1722
Montréal, Notre-Dame, Quebec
Canada
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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