Ignace
MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE
(b.
14 September 1792
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
d.
23 March 1862
,
St-Paul-d'Abotsford, Quebec, Canada
)
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Ignace MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 14 September 1792 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Ignace MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Josephe DANSEREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LUSSIER (maternal) François DANSEREAU and Marie-Charlotte RIVETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ignace married Desanges VEILLEUX 13 November 1815 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Desanges VEILLEUX was born 13 June 1798 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Desanges died 10 December 1856 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Desanges was the child of Pierre-Noel VEILLEUX and Françoise FORTIER.
Ignace MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE died 23 March 1862 in St-Paul-d'Abotsford, Quebec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Ignace 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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