Pierre
RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE
(b.
13 November 1709
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
d.
9 April 1749
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 13 November 1709 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was the child of François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Madeleine LEPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE (maternal) Pierre LEPELLE dit LE HAYE and Catherine DODIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Louise-Josephte MASSON 9 January 1730 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Louise-Josephte MASSON was born 20 September 1714 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Louise-Josephte died 8 April 1798 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Louise-Josephte was the child of Michel MASSON and Marie-Anne DUPONT.
Pierre RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE died 9 April 1749 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .
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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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