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Marie-Anne
VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT
(b.
abt. 1710
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
28 July 1776
,
Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
)
Summary:
Marie-Anne VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was born
abt. 1710
in Québec Province, Canada.
Marie-Anne VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT
was the child of
François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and
Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
François-Noel VANASSE and
Jeanne FOURRIER
(maternal)
Jean LE FETTEY dit LAMONTAGNE and
Suzanne RABOUIN
Marie-Anne VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT died 28 July 1776 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada .
m. Girard Joseph
Details of the life of Marie-Anne appear below.
Marie-Anne VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT died 28 July 1776 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada .
m. Girard Joseph
Details of the life of Marie-Anne appear below.
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Over time, Quebec 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 Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.
Quebec - Did you know? New France was born and nurtured in an atmosphere of religious devotion. To the habitant the Church ...Read MORE...Daily Life in New France (www.chroniclesofamerica.com/ french/ daily_life_in_new_france.htm)
What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Canada 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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Death 28 July 1776Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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