Catherine
VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT
(b.
22 April 1714
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
15 March 1762
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada
)
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Catherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was born 22 April 1714 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Catherine 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 RABOUINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married François DEGRAIS dit LANGEVIN 25 February 1737 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François DEGRAIS dit LANGEVIN was born abt. 1697 in France. François died 17 August 1767 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).
Catherine VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT died 15 March 1762 in Trois-Rivières, Canada .
m. Degrais Francois
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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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