Marie Rose BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

(b. abt. 1774 , Canada d. , )

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Marie Rose BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS was born abt. 1774 in Canada

Marie Rose BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS was the child of Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Marguerite GUERTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Anne GIPOULOU dite LAFLEUR (maternal) Maurice GUERTIN and Marie-Thérèse PION dite LAFONTAINE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie Rose married Louis-Benoni BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 10 October 1791 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Benoni BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 5 August 1768 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Louis-Benoni died 21 February 1810 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Louis-Benoni was the child of Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Louise FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE.

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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