Marie-Françoise
MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
(b.
5 October 1721
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
16 December 1789
,
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 5 October 1721 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite 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):
Marie-Françoise married Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE 29 January 1748 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE was born 14 January 1725 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Michel died 12 October 1773 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Michel was the child of François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD.
Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE died 16 December 1789 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Françoise 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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