Pierre
LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE
(b.
25 March 1729
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
14 May 1806
,
Montréal, Lower Canada
)
Am I Your Ancestor?
LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Pierre LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE was born 25 March 1729 in Québec, Canada, New France
Pierre LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE was the child of François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE and Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE) (maternal) Adrien LEGRIS and Marie-Françoise BRANCHESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marguerite PETIT 9 October 1752 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marguerite PETIT was born 20 March 1729 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 29 June 1803 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Pierre PETIT and Geneviève-Dorothee PETIT.
Pierre LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE died 14 May 1806 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
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)
Find out more about Pierre LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE.
Sign In or
Join for FREE! to see the details!
Completely FREE. We will never ask for your credit card or personal information.
Unique Gift Ideas and Genealogy Resources From or Related to Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
