Louis
MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE
(b.
11 September 1691
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
7 July 1761
,
Longueuil, Canada
)
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Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was born 11 September 1691 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE was the child of Jean MENARD dit BELLEROSE and Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques MENARD dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine FORESTIER (FORTIER) (maternal) Jean VALIQUET dit LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) and Renee LOPPESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Madeleine BRIEN 22 January 1714 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Madeleine BRIEN was born 2 April 1695 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Madeleine died 9 January 1764 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Suzanne BOUVIER.
Louis MÉNARD dit BELLEROSE died 7 July 1761 in Longueuil, 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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