André
GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)
(b.
15 January 1771
,
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
22 November 1825
,
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
)
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André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) was born 15 January 1771 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) was the child of Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) and Madeleine GRENIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-François GRENIER (GARNIER) and Marie-Josephte GELINASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
André married Ursule RIVARD 27 September 1790 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ursule RIVARD was born 6 October 1768 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Ursule died 5 June 1845 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Ursule was the child of François RIVARD and Marie-Ursule LEDROIT.
André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) died 22 November 1825 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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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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