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Pierre GAMELIN dit MAUGRAS was born abt. 1697 in Québec Province, Canada
Pierre GAMELIN dit MAUGRAS was the child of Pierre GAMELIN dit CHATEAUVIEUX and Marie-Jeanne MAUGRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel GAMELIN dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite CREVIER (maternal) Jacques MAUGRAS and Marie-Jeanne MORALSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Clemence DUFROST 16 November 1735 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Clemence DUFROST was born 26 January 1704 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Clemence died 23 March 1768 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Clemence was the child of Christophe DUFROST dit LAJEMMERAIS and Renee GAUTHIER.
m. Dufrost Clemence
Occupation
Pierre GAMELIN dit MAUGRAS was a Marchand.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Journey Through Time: Life as a Marchand in 18th Century New France
Pierre GAMELIN dit MAUGRAS was a Marchand.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Journey Through Time: Life as a Marchand in 18th Century New France
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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