Gervais-Marie
RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE
(b.
20 March 1722
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
d.
6 December 1791
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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Gervais-Marie RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE was born 20 March 1722 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Gervais-Marie RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE was the child of Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE and Geneviève TROTTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER and Geneviève LAFONDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gervais-Marie married Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR 7 January 1743 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite FRANCOEUR was born 13 February 1723 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne died 7 April 1808 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie HUS.
Gervais-Marie RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE died 6 December 1791 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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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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