Jean-Baptiste
PETIT dit LAPRÉ
(b.
28 February 1761
,
Varennes, Canada
d.
9 December 1822
,
Beloeil, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ was born 28 February 1761 in Varennes, Canada
Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ was the child of Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marie-Agnes CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marie CHOQUET (maternal) Michel-Marie CELLE (DECELLES) dit DUCLOS and Suzanne MONGEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT 6 October 1783 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT was born 28 July 1760 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Louise died 26 February 1813 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise was the child of François-Amable TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Marie-Louise PROULX.
Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ died 9 December 1822 in Beloeil, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste 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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