Am I Your Ancestor? GAUDRY dit BOURBONNIÈRE Family Genealogy
Nicolas GAUDRY dit BOURBONNIÈRE was born
abt. 1621
in Mortagne, Perche, France .
Nicolas GAUDRY dit BOURBONNIÈRE
was the child of
Jacques GAUDRY
and
Charlotte CHEVALIER
Nicolas was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1653.
Nicolas married Agnes MORIN
17 November 1653
in Québec, Canada, New France
.
The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Agnes MORIN
was born
21 January 1641
in
Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Agnes died
30 August 1687
in
Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Agnes was the child of Noel MORIN and Helene DESPORTES.
Nicolas GAUDRY dit BOURBONNIÈRE died
22 June 1669
in Québec, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Nicolas appear below.
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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know?Within the typical habitant dwelling-house there were usually two, and never more than three, rooms ...Read MORE...
Daily Life in New France (www.chroniclesofamerica.com/ french/ daily_life_in_new_france.htm)
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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