Joseph
PETIT dit LAPRÉ
(b.
25 May 1704
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
4 October 1777
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph PETIT dit LAPRÉ was born 25 May 1704 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Joseph PETIT dit LAPRÉ was the child of Louis PETIT and Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE and Marie POMPONNELLE (maternal) Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine NIELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Geneviève LEMAIRE 3 February 1738 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Geneviève LEMAIRE was born 16 June 1720 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Geneviève died 12 June 1755 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Geneviève was the child of Louis LEMAIRE and Geneviève HÉBERT dite LAROSE.
Joseph PETIT dit LAPRÉ died 4 October 1777 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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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