Louis CHEVIGNY dit DURAND

(b. 2 July 1762 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada d. 23 February 1843 , L'Assomption, Canada East )

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Louis CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was born 2 July 1762 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada

Louis CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was the child of Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Marie-Rose PION dite LAFONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Charlotte LEMAIRE (LEMAITRE) (maternal) Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE

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

Louis married Marie-Anne RIOPEL 16 January 1781 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne RIOPEL was born 27 December 1760 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 18 September 1838 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph RIOPEL and Marie JULIEN.

Louis CHEVIGNY dit DURAND died 23 February 1843 in L'Assomption, Canada East .

m. Riopel Marie-Anne

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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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