Josette BÉRARD dite LEPINE

(b. 30 January 1762 , Verchères, Canada d. , )

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Josette BÉRARD dite LEPINE was born 30 January 1762 in Verchères, Canada

Josette BÉRARD dite LEPINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Josephe LEMOND (LEMON) and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD (maternal) Frederic LEMOND (LEMON) and Marie-Josephine DUBE

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

Josette married Louis DUPONT 12 August 1788 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis DUPONT was born 26 August 1762 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Louis was the child of Charles DUPONT and Marie-Josephe MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE.

Josette married (2) Henri BOISSEL 6 August 1804 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . Henri BOISSEL was born abt. 1770 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Henri was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL and Marie-Catherine EDELINE.

m. Dupont Louis

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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