Claude
BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT
(b.
26 May 1626
,
St-Cosme-de-Vair, Mamers, Le Mans, France
d.
25 November 1699
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
)
Age: 73
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Claude BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT was born 26 May 1626 in St-Cosme-de-Vair, Mamers, Le Mans, France
Claude BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT was the child of ? and ?Claude was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1654.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Claude married Louise GAGNÉ (GASNIER) 25 May 1654 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Louise GAGNÉ (GASNIER) was born 21 January 1642 in Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême, Perche, France. Louise died 27 April 1721 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Louise was the child of Louis GAGNÉ (GASNIER) and Marie MICHEL.
Claude BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT died 25 November 1699 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France .
Claude was the child of Jacques Bouchard and Noelle Touschard of France. Baptsim St Come De Vair, Le Mans, Maine, France
Details of the family tree of Claude appear below.
Occupation
Claude BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT was a Tailor.
Claude BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT was a Tailor.
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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