Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR

(b. 6 August 1727 , France d. 15 July 1788 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR was born 6 August 1727 in France

Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR was the child of ? and ?

Louis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1757.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE 13 June 1757 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne VETU dite BELAIRE was born 26 August 1732 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Anne died 7 May 1805 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques-Philippe VETU dit BELAIRE and Marie-Anne LAROCHE.

Louis LANIER (LASNIER) dit BELHUMEUR died 15 July 1788 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .

son of Pierre Lasnier dit Belhumeur and Marie Robert

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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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