Catherine
LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE
(b.
25 January 1769
,
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
,
)
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Catherine LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE was born 25 January 1769 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE and Catherine GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Anne MESSIER (maternal) Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married François BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 5 February 1787 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 4 May 1757 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). François was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne SIMON dite LEONARD.
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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