Joseph
MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE
(b.
5 March 1723
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
23 December 1793
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 5 March 1723 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was the child of François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) and Barbe RICHAUME (maternal) Louis LEDOUX and Marie-Nicole VALIQUETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Isabelle MIEL dite LUSIGNAN 22 August 1746 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Isabelle MIEL dite LUSIGNAN was born 26 October 1725 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Isabelle died 16 April 1796 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Isabelle was the child of Jean MIEL dit LUSIGNAN and Thérèse-Catherine LATOUCHE.
Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE died 23 December 1793 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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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