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Marie RIVARD dite LORANGER was born 26 March 1679 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marie RIVARD dite LORANGER was the child of Robert RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Madeleine GUILLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas-Pierre-Thomas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Jeanne MULLARD (maternal) Pierre-Simon GUILLET dit LAJEUNESSE and Jeanne ST-PERE dite CHAMPOUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Charles-Julien LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE 9 January 1700 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Charles-Julien LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE was born 30 April 1674 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Charles-Julien died 9 February 1739 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Charles-Julien was the child of Charles LESIEUR dit LAPIERRE and Françoise LAFOND.
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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