Genevieve
ROUILLARD dite PRONOVOST
(b.
23 September 1789
,
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
1 August 1856
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada East
)
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Genevieve ROUILLARD dite PRONOVOST was born 23 September 1789 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve ROUILLARD dite PRONOVOST was the child of Ignace ROUILLARD dit PRONOVOST and Genevieve PEPIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace ROUILLARD dit PRONOVOST and Marie-Anne DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF (maternal) Pierre PEPIN and Marie-Anne-Josephte SAUCIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Genevieve married Joseph BARIL 12 July 1813 in Batiscan, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BARIL was born 19 March 1795 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Joseph was the child of Michel BARIL and Marie-Josephte BARIBEAU.
Genevieve ROUILLARD dite PRONOVOST died 1 August 1856 in Trois-Rivières, Canada East .
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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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