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Marie-Marguerite MARTIN dite VERSAILLES was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Marguerite MARTIN dite VERSAILLES was the child of Ignace MARTIN and Marguerite RICARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine-Gabriel MARTIN dit VERSAILLES and Marie-Catherine LOYER dite DESNOYERS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste RICARD and Marie-Louise MORNEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Marguerite married Maurice LESCARBEAU 10 February 1784 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Maurice LESCARBEAU was born 29 December 1760 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Maurice was the child of Maurice LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) and Judith PROVOST.
m. Lescarbeau Maurice
10 February 1784
L'Assomption, St-Pierre-du-Portage
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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