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Laurent BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 30 January 1743 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Laurent BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was the child of Joseph BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Josephe GOYAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Françoise TETREAU (TETREAULT) (maternal) Guillaume GOYAU dit LAGARDE and Madeleine DANIAU (DANIA)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Laurent married Marie-Elizabeth ADAM 14 January 1771 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Elizabeth ADAM was born 17 January 1747 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Elizabeth died 9 March 1812 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Elizabeth was the child of Pierre ADAM and Veronique CHARRON.
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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