Antoine
BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS
(b.
9 March 1751
,
Verchères, Canada, New France
d.
8 March 1818
,
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
)
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Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 9 March 1751 in Verchères, Canada, New France
Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was the child of Pierre-Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Josephte DESMARAIS dite BEAULAC and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Angelique CHAGNON (maternal) Paul-Charles DESMARAIS and Marie-Catherine FERRÉ dite LACHAPELLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU 1 July 1771 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU was born 8 March 1752 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephte died 11 November 1774 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Josephte was the child of Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU and Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX.
Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS died 8 March 1818 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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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