Marie-Josephe
PETIT dite LAPRÉ
(b.
29 October 1727
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
18 January 1812
,
Varennes, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ was born 29 October 1727 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ was the child of Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PETIT and Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (maternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) and Barbe RICHAUMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephe married Joseph FONTAINE 29 April 1748 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph FONTAINE was born 17 January 1726 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph died 21 June 1808 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph was the child of Gabriel FONTAINE and Marie-Anne GODU.
Marie-Josephe PETIT dite LAPRÉ died 18 January 1812 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Josephe 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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