Antoine-Gabriel MARTIN dit VERSAILLES

(b. abt. 1679 , France d. 8 July 1751 , Repentigny, Canada, New France )

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Antoine-Gabriel MARTIN dit VERSAILLES was born abt. 1679 in France

Antoine-Gabriel MARTIN dit VERSAILLES was the child of ? and ?

Antoine-Gabriel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1722.

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

Antoine-Gabriel married Marie-Catherine LOYER dite DESNOYERS 25 November 1722 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Catherine LOYER dite DESNOYERS was born 13 August 1699 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Catherine died 18 October 1757 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Catherine was the child of Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON).

Antoine-Gabriel MARTIN dit VERSAILLES died 8 July 1751 in Repentigny, Canada, New France .

Son of Jacques Martin and Marie Jouan

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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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