Marie-Renee
LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)
(b.
26 December 1678
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
18 January 1744
,
Berthierville, Canada, New France
)
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Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) was born 26 December 1678 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) was the child of Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS and Jeanne ISABEL and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume ISABEL and Catherine DODIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Renee married Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 26 November 1696 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 30 August 1664 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Antoine died 30 January 1742 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Antoine was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS and Anne LENEUF DU HÉRISSON.
Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) died 18 January 1744 in Berthierville, Canada, New France .
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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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