Marie-Anne LUPIEN dite BELAIR

(b. abt. 1719 , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 April 1743 , Louiseville, Canada, New France )

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Marie-Anne LUPIEN dite BELAIR was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Anne LUPIEN dite BELAIR was the child of Jacques BARON dit LUPIEN and Geneviève PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas BARON dit LUPIEN and Marie-Marthe CHAUVIN (maternal) Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) and Marie-Madeleine CHENAY dite LAGARENNE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Anne married Pierre-Paul ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) 12 January 1739 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre-Paul ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) was born abt. 1709 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre-Paul died 19 January 1785 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Pierre-Paul was the child of Michel ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Catherine LARAIRE.

Marie-Anne LUPIEN dite BELAIR died 30 April 1743 in Louiseville, Canada, New France .

m. Arsenault Pierre-Paul

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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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