Alexis
COUILLARD dit LAROQUE
(b.
23 January 1727
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
8 January 1793
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
)
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Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE was born 23 January 1727 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE was the child of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Josephte GRESLON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philibert COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Catherine LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES (maternal) Pierre-Jacques GRESLON and Elisabeth MOUSSEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE 6 January 1753 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE was born 14 December 1732 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Catherine died 15 January 1816 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Catherine was the child of Noel GODARD and Catherine MINEAU.
Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE died 8 January 1793 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Alexis 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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