Theotiste RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE

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28 September 1753 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE Marie-Anne MARCOTTE

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Born: 28 September 1753 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: Louis-Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

Mother: Marie-Anne MARCOTTE

Paternal grandparents: François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE , Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE)

Maternal grandparents: Bernard-Pierre MARCOTTE , Marie-Louise HOUDE

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Theotiste married Pierre MOREAU 29 July 1776 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre MOREAU was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre was the child of Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Agnes DOUCET.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Theotiste RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE married

Pierre MOREAU
Marriage date: 29 July 1776
Marriage place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Pierre MOREAU was the child of Michel MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie-Agnes DOUCET

Children of Pierre MOREAU and Theotiste RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE

Elisabeth MOREAU

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 30 September 1805 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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