Marie-Madeleine
LEGRIS dite LÉPINE
(b.
5 October 1699
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
17 December 1763
,
Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE was born 5 October 1699 in Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE was the child of Adrien LEGRIS and Marie-Françoise BRANCHE and the grandchild of: (maternal) René BRANCHE and Marie VARINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Madeleine married François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE 5 April 1728 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE was born 29 July 1700 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). François died 5 July 1747 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE).
Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE died 17 December 1763 in Québec, Province of Québec, 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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