Jean-Baptiste
BERARD dit LÉPINE
(b.
13 February 1757
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
d.
13 November 1815
,
Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE was born 13 February 1757 in Verchères, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE was the child of Louis BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Geneviève ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD (maternal) Jacques ROY dit CHOIGNY and Marguerite LALONGESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte MORISSEAU 16 October 1780 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte MORISSEAU was born 1 May 1762 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph MORISSEAU and Marie-Thérèse JANOT.
Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE died 13 November 1815 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada.
m. Morisseau Marie-Josephte
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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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