René
BOUCHARD dit LAVALLÉE
(b.
16 March 1662
,
Bretagne, France
d.
14 May 1736
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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René BOUCHARD dit LAVALLÉE was born 16 March 1662 in Bretagne, France
René BOUCHARD dit LAVALLÉE was the child of Julien BOUCHARD dit LAVALLÉE and Élisabeth (Isabelle) MESNARDRené was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1696.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
René married Marie-Anne SAUVAGEAU dite MAISONNEUVE 14 November 1696 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne SAUVAGEAU dite MAISONNEUVE was born 1 November 1679 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Anne died 7 September 1736 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Anne was the child of René SAUVAGEAU dit MAISONNEUVE and Anne HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU).
René BOUCHARD dit LAVALLÉE died 14 May 1736 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
son of Julien Bouchard and Elisabeth Mesnard
Details of the family tree of René 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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