Geneviève
RIVARD dite PRÉVILLE
(b.
8 January 1759
,
Berthierville, Canada, New France
d.
26 June 1827
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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Geneviève RIVARD dite PRÉVILLE was born 8 January 1759 in Berthierville, Canada, New France
Geneviève RIVARD dite PRÉVILLE was the child of Gervais-Marie RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and Geneviève TROTTIER (maternal) Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie HUSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Geneviève married Charles-Adrien NEVEU 17 January 1780 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles-Adrien NEVEU was born abt. 1754 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charles-Adrien was the child of Joseph NEVEU and Marie-Madeleine BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS.
Geneviève RIVARD dite PRÉVILLE died 26 June 1827 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Geneviève appear below.
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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