Louis
BERNIER dit RIGAUD
(b.
28 November 1726
,
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
d.
22 November 1813
,
Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
)
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Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD was born 28 November 1726 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD was the child of Jacques BERNIER and Elisabeth GUAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BERNIER and Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY) (maternal) Michel GUAY and Elisabeth-Louise ALBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Geneviève BOIVIN 19 January 1750 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Geneviève BOIVIN was born 12 May 1725 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Geneviève died 29 August 1759 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Geneviève was the child of Jean-François BOIVIN and Angélique JOBIN.
Louis married (2) Marie Louise GIROUARD 31 March 1761 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Louise GIROUARD was born abt. 1739 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Louise died 28 November 1813 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie Louise was the child of Germain Jacques GIROUARD and Marie ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU).
Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD died 22 November 1813 in Cap-St-Ignace, 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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