Marie-Anne
VETU dite BELAIRE
(b.
26 August 1732
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
7 May 1805
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE was born 26 August 1732 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE was the child of Jacques-Philippe VETU dit BELAIRE and Marie-Anne LAROCHE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LAROCHE and Marie-Madeleine LEREAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR 13 June 1757 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR was born 6 August 1727 in France. Louis died 15 July 1788 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly).
Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE died 7 May 1805 in Saint-Mathias-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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