Marie-Madeleine
RIVARD dite LACOURSIERE
(b.
15 April 1724
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
d.
3 November 1789
,
Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Madeleine RIVARD dite LACOURSIERE was born 15 April 1724 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine RIVARD dite LACOURSIERE was the child of François RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Geneviève CHAINE (CHESNE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Isabelle ST-PERE (maternal) Raymond CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE (CHAINE) and Rose MAILLOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Madeleine married Joseph GIGNAC 21 August 1747 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Joseph GIGNAC was born 29 July 1723 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Joseph died 14 December 1788 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Joseph was the child of Guillaume GIGNAC and Elisabeth RICHARD.
Marie-Madeleine RIVARD dite LACOURSIERE died 3 November 1789 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, 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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