Jean-François
BENOIT dit ABEL
(b.
4 May 1715
,
Deschambault, Canada, New France
d.
15 September 1798
,
Deschambault, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-François BENOIT dit ABEL was born 4 May 1715 in Deschambault, Canada, New France
Jean-François BENOIT dit ABEL was the child of Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL and Marie DIONNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Abel BENOIT (BENOIST) dit LAFOREST and Marthe POINTEL (maternal) Antoine DIONNE dit SANSOUCY and Catherine IVORY (YVORY)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-François married Marguerite MARCOTTE 6 November 1739 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marguerite MARCOTTE was born 23 January 1725 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 1 November 1784 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARCOTTE and Marie PAQUIN.
Jean-François BENOIT dit ABEL died 15 September 1798 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .
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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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