Marie-Anne BISSON dite LÉPINE

(b. abt. 1687 , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 May 1747 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

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Marie-Anne BISSON dite LÉPINE was born abt. 1687 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Anne BISSON dite LÉPINE was the child of René BISSON and Anne LAÎNÉ (LAÎSNÉ)

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Marie-Anne married Jacques BARBEAU 27 February 1702 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Jacques BARBEAU was born 4 November 1676 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Jacques died 11 June 1747 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Jacques was the child of François BARBEAU and Marie-Marguerite HEDOUIN.

Marie-Anne BISSON dite LÉPINE died 21 May 1747 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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