Jean RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE

(b. abt. 1767 , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 May 1838 , Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada )

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Jean RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born abt. 1767 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Pelagie CHAGNON dite LAROSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Josephe DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF (maternal) François-Marie CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Marie-Pelagie BOUSQUET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean married Therese GAMACHE 2 February 1795 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese GAMACHE was born 7 November 1771 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Therese died 2 June 1827 in Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire). Therese was the child of Henri GAMACHE and Therese CÔTÉ.

Jean married (2) Marie-Josephte BLAIN 7 January 1834 in Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte BLAIN was born 24 July 1757 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Josephte died 15 December 1840 in Saint-Césaire, Québec, Canada (St-Cesaire). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLAIN and Marguerite PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS.

Jean RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE died 13 May 1838 in Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada .

m. Therese Gamache
m. Marie Josephte Blain

Details of the family tree of Jean appear below.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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