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Jean CHEVAUDIER dit LEPINE was born abt. 1632 in France
Jean CHEVAUDIER dit LEPINE was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1671.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Anne MERCIER 19 October 1671 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Anne MERCIER was born abt. 1657 in France. Marie-Anne died 6 December 1687 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation).
Jean married (2) Anne BELLESOEUR dite LUCAS 14 July 1688 in Québec, Canada, New France . Anne BELLESOEUR dite LUCAS was born abt. 1640 in Paris, France. Anne died 11 December 1710 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Jean CHEVAUDIER dit LEPINE died 16 August 1702 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Jean 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)
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