Helene DEROME dite DESCARREAUX

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25 February 1725 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

4 November 1755 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Michel DEROME dit DESCARREAUX Marie-Louise MÉTIVIER

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Born: 25 February 1725 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Michel DEROME dit DESCARREAUX

Mother: Marie-Louise MÉTIVIER

Paternal grandparents: Denis DEROME dit DESCARREAUX , Jacqueline ROULOIS

Maternal grandparents: Louis MÉTIVIER , Louise SAVARIA

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Helene married Pierre MECTEAU dit VALENTIN 27 July 1744 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre MECTEAU dit VALENTIN was born 31 January 1723 in Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cape Breton Island). Pierre died 9 December 1793 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Pierre was the child of Michel DERIBOYEN dit VALENTIN and Marie-Anne BEAUDRY.

Helene DEROME dite DESCARREAUX died 4 November 1755 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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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Helene DEROME dite DESCARREAUX married

Pierre MECTEAU dit VALENTIN
Marriage date: 27 July 1744
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Pierre MECTEAU dit VALENTIN was the child of Michel DERIBOYEN dit VALENTIN and Marie-Anne BEAUDRY

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Children of Pierre MECTEAU dit VALENTIN and Helene DEROME dite DESCARREAUX

Suzanne MECTEAU dite VALENTIN

Born: 23 February 1752, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 11 March 1817, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Louis VALLERAND 22 January 1770 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1725
25 February 1725
Québec, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Helene DEROME dite DESCARREAUX and Pierre MECTEAU dit VALENTIN 27 July 1744, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 19 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Suzanne MECTEAU dite VALENTIN was born 23 February 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Helene was 27 years old.